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1929 · 74 mins · English
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Starring
Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Gulliver, Helen Foster, Mabel Julienne Scott

A blend of laughs, thrills and tears, the story follows Hermann, a Scandinavian clown known as Beppo, who is both an acrobat and a lover. After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, false evidence points to a troupe member. At the trial Hermann serves as the lone juror, passionately arguing for the accused’s innocence and seeking acquittal.

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