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The Clown (1916)

The Clown poster
Directed by
William Churchill deMille
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage clown struggles with his personal life and professional identity. The film follows his quiet moments of reflection and the small disappointments he faces.

melancholicslow-burnquietintimatebittersweetcontemplativerestrainedpoignant

What happens

The Clown is a lost 1916 American silent drama film starring stage star Victor Moore and directed by William C. deMille. It was produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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