If the Father and the Son

Year: 1955

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: German

Director: Hans Quest

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After his son dies, clown Teddy can no longer laugh. He opens a joke shop above his home. His landlady, who raised a foster child, urges Teddy to adopt the boy, who believes Teddy is his father. When his birth mother returns five years later demanding him, Teddy flees with the boy and returns to the stage, sparking a chase to reunite the family.

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