The Circus Clown

The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Bert Kalmar; Harry Ruby; Paul Gerard Smith
Produced by	First National Pictures
Starring	Joe E. Brown; Patricia Ellis
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 13, 1934;
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Circus Clown is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film about a man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father. It stars Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis.

Plot

Young Happy Howard has been secretly practising the skills of a circus clown like his father was. When the circus comes to town, he runs away with it, taking menial jobs while hoping for a chance to perform.

Happy becomes infatuated with Alice,a young aerialist, helping her take care of her nephew. She arranges for a place in her aerial act for her brother who is an alcoholic.

On the day of the aerial act's first performance, Happy catches the brother drinking As he tries to stop him from drinking, the sister comes into the room. and Happy pretends it is his liquor and drinks it all.

Happy is discovered drunk by the circus owner and is fired. He is rejected by the girl and returns home to his father.

He reads in the newspaper that Alice is now a big star. He returns to the circus to try and win her back and explain.

Happy arrives to find the brother is drinking and they fight. Happy knocks him out and has to take his place in the show. Happy is a big success and is forgiven by Alice.

Cast

Joe E. Brown - Happy Howard
Patricia Ellis - Alice
Dorothy Burgess - Babe
Don Dillaway - Jack
Gordon Westcott - Frank
Charles C. Wilson - Sheldon (as Charles Wilson)
Harry Woods - Ajax
Ronnie Cosby - Dickie
John Sheehan - Moxley
Spencer Charters - Kingsley

External links

The Circus Clown at IMDb
The Circus Clown at the TCM Movie Database

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