Kathleen Freeman also appeared in 3 Ring Circus, along with a number of Lewis' solo films.
The documentary film Five Ring Circus outlined reasons behind the protests.
(Erasure's The Two Ring Circus features his earliest dabblings in the studio.)
The ethos of the Five Ring Circus has been well described in the NE-Generation annual report of 2011.
Matilda Neil's assessment of Five Ring Circus in Cuckoo Review published 16th May 2013.
The clown makeup used by one of Lewis' characters was devised by Jerry Lewis for 3 Ring Circus.
It was sung by Dean Martin in his 1954 film, 3 Ring Circus.
A follow-up, "Three Ring Circus" as well as "What's Come over Me ?
One Ring Circus: Extreme Wrestling in the Minor Leagues.
T. Life - harmonica solo on "Three Ring Circus"