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Circus Clown

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Former circus clown Chuckles Howard (Joe E. Brown) struggles to keep his son, Happy (also Brown), away from circus life, but Happy has secretly developed an act and waits for his opportunity to try out with a circus company. When the circus arrives in town, Happy quickly becomes involved with trapeze artist Alice Madison (Patricia Ellis) and the mysterious bareback rider Millie Le Tour. Trusting Alice to help him get a job with the circus, Happy discovers circus life isn't what it seems.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine There are only a limited number of things that can happen in a circus picture... They all happen in The Circus Clown, which won't either surprise or disappoint you in any particular. Apr 1, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews At best only a fair circus comedy. Rated: C+ Jul 4, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Joe E. Brown has dual roles in this circus comedy as a young man who wants to join the circus and also as his former circus performer father who does not want him to join. Brown does make his way to the circus and comedy ensues, though not that funny of comedy to my taste. I'm really not all that familiar with Brown's work except for his small role in "Some Like it Hot" and at that point he was long past his heyday as a leading comic performer. I'm not sure if this is representative of his work, but I wasn't all that impressed with the comedy, although I was impressed with Brown performing a lot of his own circus stunts. William Demarest all appears in the film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Former circus clown Chuckles Howard (Joe E. Brown) struggles to keep his son, Happy (also Brown), away from circus life, but Happy has secretly developed an act and waits for his opportunity to try out with a circus company. When the circus arrives in town, Happy quickly becomes involved with trapeze artist Alice Madison (Patricia Ellis) and the mysterious bareback rider Millie Le Tour. Trusting Alice to help him get a job with the circus, Happy discovers circus life isn't what it seems.
Director
Ray Enright
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 3m