Young Billy Gordon (Bobby Breen) watches from behind the bars of Mapleton Orphanage as Carter's Traveling Theatre sweeps into town. The children are taken to the show. Billy is fascinated by the death-defying trapeze stunts with Jim 'Diablo'Wilkins (Grant Withers) and Marge Wilkins (Inez Courtney) , as well as with the other acts. Billy decides to run away and join the circus. music