The Clown
- Released on
- Runtime
- 91 mins
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
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
Cast
- Red Skelton
- Jane Greer
- Tim Considine
- Loring Smith
- Philip Ober
- Lou Lubin
- Fay Roope
- Walter Reed
- Eddie Marr
- Jonathan Cott
- Don Beddoe
- Steve Forrest
- Billy Barty
- Ned Glass
- Sandra Gould
- Frank Nelson
- Ann Codee
- Charles Bronson
- Forrest Lewis
- Bess Flowers
- Jerry Schumacher
Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Producers
Screenwriter
- Martin Rackin
