On the night of her premiere, a drunken Larry tells Pat about his failure. As she tries to comfort him, she misses her premiere and is fired. Larry has collapsed in the meanwhile and Pat decides to pose as him on stage. When Larry awakens, he shows his gratitude and kisses her. Cast Clara Bow as Patricia Delaney, a circus bareback rider Richard Arlen Larry Lee, a tight-rope walker Kay Francis as Zara Flynn, Larry's partner David Newell as Tony Barretti, another circus performer Anders Randolf as Colonel P.P. Brack May Boley as Ma Spinelli T. Roy Barnes as Po Spinelli Joyce Compton as Jennie Silver Stuart Erwin as Rotarian References "Week's New Offerings", The New York Times, July 14, 1929 "The Screen; A British Picture. A Film of the Circus. A Melodrama. A Farce. A Molnar Story", The New York Times, July 15, 1929 "Thoughts, Some Sad, On New Films", The New York Times, July 21, 1929 Notes External links Dangerous Curves at AllMovies.com Dangerous Curves at Turner Classic Movies 1929 films Circus films American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson 1920s English-language films