Movies and TvShows featuring "stage-magic" theme.

When a circus owner and his ventriloquist partner find themselves in financial trouble, they come up with a con game to save their business. Along the way, they encounter various comedic situations and hilarious misadventures.

In the African jungle, a man with a physical disability seeks revenge against a tyrant who betrayed him. Along the way, he encounters a madman, a Catholic nun, and faces psychological torment and psychological horror. This pre-code film explores themes of betrayal, escape, and psychological torment, with elements of adventure, drama, and horror.

Conrad Cat runs afoul of a magician's bird.

Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful vaudeville acts of his time. His showmanship was unrivalled, yet he refused to appear in movies because of the way Chinese were portrayed at the time. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a prismatic tour through the 20th Century. It all begins in a small village in China... https://www.nfb.ca/film/the_magical_life_of_long_tack_sam/