Theatre

August, 1956

Trapeze has everything, and most of it belongs to Gina Lollobrigida. The basic situation is an old faithful: showbiz "two" act (Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis) broken up by conniving, climbing interloper (guess who). Curtis yearns to master the triple aerial somersault, a trick about as safe as a romp over Niagara in a paper barrel. Burt is the only living aerialist who has accomplished this fillip, though he has a game gam to show for it and at flick's opening is doing menial circus jobs...