The Clown and the Kid (1961)
In this sentimental crime melodrama, an ailing clown dies while trying to take his son to a Texas convent school. The orphaned lad then hooks up with a fugitive who dons the late clown's make-up as a disguise. At first the boy doesn't know that he is traveling with an escaped convict, but when he finds out, he steals the crook's horse and gallops straight into the path of an oncoming tornado. The outlaw is about to set off after the youth when the police show up. A fight ensues and he escapes to continue his search. He finds the unconscious child and returns him to safety. He then gives himself up. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Edward L. Cahn
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Synopsis of The Clown and the Kid
In this sentimental crime melodrama, an ailing clown dies while trying to take his son to a Texas convent school. The orphaned lad then hooks up with a fugitive who dons the late clown's make-up as a disguise. At first the boy doesn't know that he is traveling with an escaped convict, but when he finds out, he steals the crook's horse and gallops straight into the path of an oncoming tornado. The outlaw is about to set off after the youth when the police show up. A fight ensues and he escapes to continue his search. He finds the unconscious child and returns him to safety. He then gives himself up. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Clown and the Kid
- Mary Adams - Mother Superior
- Victor French - 1st Patrolman
- Barry Kelley - Det. Barker
- Ken Mayer - Trooper
- Peggy Stewart - Sister Grace
- Charles Martin - Daly
- Edith Evanson
- Don Keefer - Moko
- John Lupton - Peter Stanton
- Michael McGreevey - Shawn
- Mary Webster - Robin
- James Parnell - 2nd Patrolman
- Director(s):
- Edward L. Cahn
- Writer(s):
- Herbert Abbott Spiro, Jerry Sackheim
- Producer(s):
- Robert Kent, Robert Kent
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