The Clown

Title The Clown
Release date
1916
Director
William C. de Mille
Type
Noir et blanc
Format
Genre
Runtime
70 min.
Importance du cirque
Sypnosis

A big-hearted sad clown helps a damsel in distress. Millicent, who believes her fiancé is dead, marries clown Piffle to ensure a protection to her child. Later she realizes that her fiancé is still alive. Heartbroken but happy to have helped the young woman as he could, Piffle will eventually go back to the circus where he used to perform.

Cast

Victor Moore, Thomas Meighan, Ernest Joy, Florence Dagmar, Gerald Ward, Tom Forman, Horace B. Carpenter, Wallace Pyke, Billy Jacobs

Production company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Country
Thematic
Notes
Script : Marion Fairfax