The Clown (1953)
You'll cry...You'll laugh...You'll love it!
Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son Little Dink idolizes Dodo and faithfully believes in a comeback. He persuades "Uncle" Goldie, Dodo's agent in the good old days, to find a booking for Dodo. He can't, and Dink is sent to live with his remarried-and-wealthy mother, Paula. The unhappy Dink runs back to his father. His welcome return gives Dodo the courage needed to try a knockabout TV show offered by Goldie
- Date of release
- 1953-01-16
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Casting
- Red Skelton — Dodo Delwyn
- Jane Greer — Paula Henderson
- Tim Considine — Dink Delwyn
- Loring Smith — Goldie
- Philip Ober — Ralph Z. Henderson
- Lou Lubin — Little Julie
- Fay Roope — Dr. Strauss
- Walter Reed — Joe Hoagley
- Eddie Marr — Television Director
- Jonathan Cott — Floor Director
- Don Beddoe — Gallagher
- Steve Forrest — Young Man
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