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The Circus Clown

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Original title

The Circus Clown

Year

1934

Running time

64 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ray Enright

Screenwriter

Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby

Cast

Music

Heinz Roemheld

Cinematography

Sidney Hickox (B&W)

Producer

First National Pictures

Genre

Comedy | Circus

Synopsis

Joe E. Brown plays a dual role as young acrobat Happy and his father Chuck. In the opening scene we see Chuck Howard telling his old boss at the circus that he wants no circus posters put on his establishment. Apparently Chuck has some ill feeling toward his old employer and furthermore doesn't want young Happy anywhere near a circus. Yet, for some strange reason Chuck takes Happy to the circus anyways. Happy is enthralled with the excitement of the place and hides away in a container when the circus ships out. When found, his dad's old boss lets him stay on with the show, although it is not exactly the glamorous life he was hoping for. Instead Happy is relegated to caring for the circus animals and running errands.

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The Circus Clown

1934

Ray Enright