The Clown
Drama
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
1953-01-16
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Cast
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Red Skelton as Dodo Delwyn
Jane Greer as Paula Henderson
Tim Considine as Dink Delwyn
Loring Smith as Goldie
Philip Ober as Ralph Z. Henderson
Lou Lubin as Little Julie
Fay Roope as Dr. Strauss
Walter Reed as Joe Hoagley
Eddie Marr as Television Director
Jonathan Cott as Floor Director
Don Beddoe as Gallagher
Steve Forrest as Young Man
Billy Barty as Billy (uncredited)
Ned Glass as Danny Daylor (uncredited)
Sandra Gould as Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Nelson as Charlie (uncredited)
Ann Codee as Ballet Instructor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Bronson as Gambler (uncredited)
Forrest Lewis as Mr. Houston (uncredited)
Bess Flowers as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)