The Clown

1953

Comedy / Drama

3
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 576 576

clown comedian remake single father alcoholic father mother child separation

Plot summary

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

Director

Robert Z. Leonard Photo
Robert Z. Leonard

Top cast

Stuart Holmes Photo
Stuart Holmes as Convention Dinner Guest
Don Beddoe Photo
Don Beddoe as Gallagher
Ned Glass Photo
Ned Glass as Danny Daylor
Charles Bronson Photo
Charles Bronson as Eddie - Dice Player
480p.WEB
803.89 MB
720*480
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by weird be 7 / 10

Made me cry!

Just a kid when I saw this movie. Red Skelton should have got a good review for his part. To have made me cry, as a kid, not bad for a comic.
Reviewed by bkoganbing 8 / 10

The Champ of show business

As dramatic actor Red Skelton reached the height of his career with this remake of The Champ. It's not pugilism that this film deals with rather another grueling profession show business. Skelton being the son of a man who was a druggist and former circus clown was the perfect choice to play The Clown.The Clown has Skelton as a former top comedian and star of Ziegfeld Follies having let bad habits get the better of him. He travels with his young son Tim Considine and it's Considine sometimes you would think was the grownup in the relationship.If you've seen Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in The Champ then you know exactly how this one comes out. Skelton reaches down no doubt into some of the experience of both his childhood and early years in show business though in his case that blends quite a bit as he started young. He gets down in the depths and drags up a dramatic performance that he never did before or since. I think once was enough for Red Skelton who thought of himself as a clown who great fortune smiled on. In the case of his character Dodo Dolwyn he took quite a few knocks and fortune eventually smiled on him, but too late.Jane Greer and Philip Ober are fine as Skelton's former wife and her new husband. But the scenes with Skelton and Considine are special.A must for Red Skelton fans.
Reviewed by vincentlynch-moonoi 7 / 10

Though a drama, classic Skelton

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