(1956, Carol Reed) High wire star Burt Lancaster (doing most of his own stunts) tries the triple  one time too many, but young hot shot Tony Curtis wants to try it himself, via partnership with Burt  but then Gina Lollobrigida enters the picture.

The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in United States history. The fire occurred during an afternoon performance of the Ringling Bros.