King of the Arena

King of the Arena
King of the Arena
Directed by	Alan James
Screenplay by	Alan James
Story by	Hal Berger; Ray Bouk
Produced by	Ken Maynard; Irving Starr
Starring	Ken Maynard; Lucile Browne; John St. Polis; Bob Kortman; Michael Visaroff; James A. Marcus
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Charles Harris
Music by	James Dietrich
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 1, 1933;
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

King of the Arena is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film written and directed by Alan James. The film stars Ken Maynard, Lucile Browne, John St. Polis, Bob Kortman, Michael Visaroff and James A. Marcus. The film was released on June 1, 1933, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

A former circus performer, Ken Kenton becomes personally involved when a mysterious criminal organization called Black Death appears to be targeting a circus troupe.

Ken is reunited with the circus owner's daughter, Mary Hiller, and crosses the path of Bargoff, a bronco rider who resents Ken and tries to get him killed in a knife-throwing act. After a Russian baron named Petroff assists him when Bargoff robs the circus and kidnaps Mary, it turns out Petroff is the ringleader of the Black Death. A confrontation leaves Ken and Mary safe to proceed with their lives.