Year: 1955
Runtime: 95 mins
Language: German
Director: Hans Quest
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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