Characters & Themes
The Clown (1917) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1917 · 62 mins
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- Directed by
- A.W. Sandberg
- Starring
- Amanda Lund, Aage Hertel, Valdemar Psilander, Axel Boesen, Robert Schmidt, Peter Jørgensen
Circus clown Joe Higgins is spotted by a world‑famous talent agent who promises fame and fortune. He accepts on one condition: his fiancée Daisy and her parents must accompany him. Joe soon performs on the city’s top stages, captivating audiences night after night, only to discover that the glittering big‑city life is far from the fairy‑tale he imagined.
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