The Clown
6.5
“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
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Cast
21 people
Red Skelton
Dodo Delwyn
Known for
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Jane Greer
Paula Henderson
Known for
Out of the Past
The Big Steal
Tim Considine
Dink Delwyn
Known for
The Shaggy Dog
Executive Suite
Loring Smith
Goldie
Known for
Shadow of the Thin Man
The Cardinal
Philip Ober
Ralph Z. Henderson
Known for
North by Northwest
From Here to Eternity
Lou Lubin
Little Julie
Known for
Shadow of the Thin Man
Cry Danger
Fay Roope
Dr. Strauss
Known for
Viva Zapata!
Walter Reed
Joe Hoagley
Known for
7 Men from Now
Superman and the Mole Men
Eddie Marr
Television Director
Known for
The Glass Key
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Jonathan Cott
Floor Director
Known for
Scaramouche
Don Beddoe
Gallagher
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Best Years of Our Lives
Steve Forrest
Young Man
Known for
Spies Like Us
S.W.A.T.
Robert Z. Leonard Director · Martin Rackin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $887K · United States release January 16, 1953
Box office
Budget
$887,000
Worldwide gross
$2,099,000
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 16, 1953
Theatrical
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