Three Maxims

Three Maxims is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Leslie Banks. It was released in the United States under the alternative title The Show Goes On.^[1] Separate French and German language versions were filmed 1935 in Paris.^[2] The film's sets were designed by Wilcox's regular art director Lawrence P. Williams.

Three Maxims
Australian newspaper ad
Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	Nicolas Farkas Anthony Kimmins Herman J. Mankiewicz Austin Melford E.G. Valentine
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Anna Neagle Tullio Carminati Leslie Banks Arthur Finn
Cinematography	Jan Stallich Freddie Young
Music by	Geraldo
Production company	Herbert Wilcox Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	June 1936 (1936-06)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

A love triangle causes major disruption to the harmony of a trapeze act.

Cast

• Anna Neagle as Pat
• Tullio Carminati as Toni
• Leslie Banks as Mac
• Arthur Finn as Hiram K. Winston
• Olive Blakeney as Mrs Winston
• Miki Hood as Valentine
• Anthony Ireland as Val
• Nicolas Koline as Niki
• Gaston Palmer as Juggler
• Leonard Snelling as Prodigy
• Winifred Oughton as Prodigy's Mother
• Beatrix Fielden-Kaye as Madame Thomas
• Laurence Hanray as Thomas
• Tarva Penna as Doctor
• Vincent Holman as Cafe Proprietor
• Henry Caine as Stage Manager
• Horace Hodges as Mike

Other film versions

• Variétés [fr] (1935) with Jean Gabin and Annabella
• Variety (1935) with Hans Albers and Annabella