Clown (1953)
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An unofficial remake of The Champ, The Clown concerns Dodo Delwyn (Red Skelton), a down-and-out performer with abundant and obvious talent, but also a self-destructive tendency to overindulge his drinking and gambling habits. Once a Ziegfeld headliner, Dodo is now lucky to get jobs playing a clown… More An unofficial remake of The Champ, The Clown concerns Dodo Delwyn (Red Skelton), a down-and-out performer with abundant and obvious talent, but also a self-destructive tendency to overindulge his drinking and gambling habits. Once a Ziegfeld headliner, Dodo is now lucky to get jobs playing a clown at cheap amusement parks and even cheaper burlesque. Dodo's addictions cost him his marriage, but he somehow is able to maintain custody of his son Dink (Tim Considine), whose love for and faith in his father knows no bounds. Dink and Dodo's desperate need for each other is threatened when Dink's mother -- married again and capable of providing him with a better life -- reappears and explains that she wants to take care of the boy herself. Dink goes behind his father's back to locate his old agent, and begs him to help Dodo; but the agent cannot do anything. Dink goes away with his mother, but is miserable and runs back to his father. The agent, meanwhile, has managed to wrangle a TV show for Dodo -- and now that his son is back and needs him, Dodo resolves to find the courage to take up this offer and make a success of it. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Red Skelton
as Dodo Delwyn
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Tim Considine
as Dink Delwyn
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Jane Greer
as Paula Henderson
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Loring Smith
as Goldie
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Philip Ober
as Ralph Z. Henderson
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Lou Lubin
as Little Julie
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Fay Roope
as Dr. Strauss
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Walter Reed
as Joe Hoagley
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Jonathan Cott
as Floor director
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Don Beddoe
as Gallagher
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Steve Forrest
as Young Man
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Billy Barty
as Dundee
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Linda Bennett
as Judy
- George Boyce
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Lennie Bremen
as George
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Charles Buchinsky
as Eddie
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Charles Calvert
as Jackson
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Steve Carruthers
as Maitre d'Hotel
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George Pat Collins
as Mr. Christenson
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Thomas P. Dillon
as Clancy
- Joe Evans
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Ned Glass
as Danny Dayler
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Sandra Gould
as Bunny
- John Heasley
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Robert Heasley
as Twin
- Al Hill
- Donald Kerr
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Jess Kirkpatrick
as Sergeant
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Lucy Knoch
as Girl
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Forrest Lewis
as Pawnbroker
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Mickey Little
as Lefty
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Eddie Marr
as Television Director
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Tony Merrill
as Ad-Libber
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Helene Millard
as Miss Batson
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Gil Perkins
as Dundee
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Lee Phelps
as Sergeant
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Vicki Raaf
as Woman
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Paul Raymond
as Young Man
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Danny Richards Jr.
as Herman
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Karen Steele
as Blonde
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Bob Stephenson
as Counterman
- Jimmy Thompson
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Martha Wentworth
as Neighbor
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Wilson Wood
as Wardrobe Man
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Shirley Mitchell
as Mrs. Blotto
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Robert Ford
as Al Zerney
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James Brick Sullivan
as Stagehand
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Mary Foran
as Heavy Girl
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Mickey Golden
as Attendant
- James W. Horan
- Allen O'Locklin
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Barry Regan
as Dice Player
- Jerry Schumacher
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Cy Stevens
as Makeup Man
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John R. McKee
as Counterman
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Al Freeman
as Man
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Roger Moore
as Man with Hogarth
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Frank Nelson
as Charlie
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David Blair
as TV Pageboy