| Burt Lancaster | Mike Ribble |
| Gina Lollobrigida | Lola |
| Tony Curtis | Tino Orsini |
| Katy Jurado | Rosa |
| Thomas Gomez | Bouglione |
| Johnny Puleo | Max |
| Minor Watson | John Ringling North |
| Gerard Landry | Chikki |
| Jean-Pierre Kerien | Otto |
| Sidney James | Snake Charmer |
Mike Ribble is a hard-drinking tent pitcher. His career as a famous trapeze artist ended years ago after attempting a triple somersault gave him a permanent limp. Young acrobat Tino tracks Mike down and asks him to teach him the dangerous stunt. Mike first refuses but is convinced by his ex-lover, Rosa . Mike and Tino have a shot at the big time, but the two men are driven apart by the scheming of Lola, an Italian trampolinist.
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