The Clown
5.8
The circus clown Joe Higgins is scouted by a world famous artist agent, who promises him fame and fortune. Joe takes the offer on one condition: His fiancèe Daisy and her parents are coming with him. Soon, Joe finds himself performing on the biggest stages in the city, enthralling his audience night after night. But the glamorous life in the big city is no fairy tale after all.
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Cast
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Valdemar Psilander
Klovnen Joe Higgins
Known for
The Right of Youth
Gudrun Houlberg
Daisy, Bundings datter
Also in
Everyman
His Guilty Conscience
Peter Fjelstrup
Mr. Bunding, cirkusdirektør
Also in
Blind Justice
Our Mutual Friend
Amanda Lund
Mrs. Bunding
Also in
The Mysterious X
Dr. Gar El Hama's Flight
Robert Schmidt
Grev Henri
Also in
The Mysterious X
The Black Doctor
Erik Holberg
Impressarionen Mr. Wilson
Also in
The End of the World
The Man Without a Future
Daniel Blumenfeldt
Axel Boesen
Known for
The Right of Youth
Aage Hertel
Tjener hos Grev Henri
Known for
Häxan
Peter Jørgensen
Påklæderen
Also in
The Candle and the Moth
The Grass Widower
Aage Lorentzen
Also in
The White Slave Trade
Peace on Earth
Ebba Lorentzen
Also in
Unjustly Accused
Opiumsdrømmen
A.W. Sandberg Director · Laurids Skands Writer Karl Storm Petersen Cinematographer
First release May 7, 1917 · Produced in Denmark · Original title Klovnen
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Klovnen
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Denmark · May 7, 1917
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No release date listed for United States.
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