"Look for a Star", written by Tony Hatch as "Mark Anthony", originated in this movie. In the United States, there were four versions issued at the same time that charted: Garry Mills (the original film version) (Imperial 5674) reached #26 Garry Miles (a pseudonym used by Buzz Cason and chosen due to its similarity to Garry Mills' name) Deane Hawley (Dore 554) reached #29 Billy Vaughn (the sole instrumental version) (Dot 16106) reached #19 In the UK Garry Mills recorded a studio version of the song (Top Rank JAR-336) that made No.7 in the British chart. Release The film opened theatrically in London on 8 April 1960. In the United States, the film was distributed by American International Pictures as a double feature with A Bucket of Blood (1959), opening in Los Angeles in May 1960. Box Office response Kine Weekly called it the most popular horror film at the British box office in 1960. The film became a surprise hit in the United States. Home media Anchor Bay Entertainment released Circus of Horrors on DVD in January 2002. In September 2019, Scream Factory released a Blu-ray edition of the film. Legacy Film critic David Pirie considered it to be the third entry in Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy" in his book A Heritage of Horror (1971), because the films focus on sadism, cruelty and violence (with sexual undertones) as opposed to the supernatural horror of the Hammer films in the same era. The previous films in the trilogy were Horrors of the Black Museum and Peeping Tom. References Sources External links 1960 films 1960s crime thriller films 1960 horror films American International Pictures films British crime thriller films British horror films Circus films Films directed by Sidney Hayers Films set in the 1940s Films set in the 1950s Films set in England Films set in France Films set in Germany Works about plastic surgery 1960s English-language films 1960s British films