The Clown

1917 · 62 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 85 VOTES · DIR. A.W. Sandberg

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Overview

The circus clown Joe Higgins is scouted by a world famous artist agent, who promises him fame and fortune. Joe takes the offer on one condition: His fiancèe Daisy and her parents are coming with him. Soon, Joe finds himself performing on the biggest stages in the city, enthralling his audience night after night. But the glamorous life in the big city is no fairy tale after all.

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Dialogue Timeline — 40 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:26 Joe Higgins played by Mr. Valdemar Psilander.
00:01:39 Daisy played by Mrs. Gudrun Houlberg.
00:02:12 Joe the clown is good friends with Daisy, the circus owner's daughter.
00:03:29 That night.
00:09:09 The famous theater impresario, Wilson, is making a stop in town from his excursion and pays the circus a visit.
00:10:42 - He has talent. I'll make him world famous!
00:14:50 Two years later. Daisy and Joe are now married.
00:16:25 Joe's dressing room at the music hall.
00:20:56 The song, that helped Joe conquer the whole world.
00:24:52 - Forgive me Joe! I never meant to hurt you!
00:28:25 - Daisy, do you love him?
00:33:45 At Count Henri's...
00:34:57 Next morning.
00:36:36 If I ever see her again, I will….
00:36:56 One year later. Count Henri's feelings for Daisy have grown cold, and when she realized his true being, she deeply regrets leaving her husbond.
00:39:56 So, this is how I meet you again. In a crowd like this!?
00:46:07 The same night an unconscious woman was brought to the hospital.
00:46:38 Noon next day.
00:48:12 - She was here?
00:49:54 - Forgive me Joe! It was always you I loved!
00:52:04 I ever meet that man, I'll kill him. I swear by your name!
00:52:37 Many years later: The old Bundings passed away long ago, and Joe is back performing with a touring circus.
01:06:03 This is your punishment for betraying her!
01:08:06 - A stroke put an end to Joe's life -

Cast & Characters

Valdemar Psilander The Clown - Joe Higgins Gudrun Houlberg Daisy Peter Fjelstrup Bunding, the circus owner Amanda Lund Mrs. Bunding Robert Schmidt Count Henri Erik Holberg Mr. Wilson, the impresario Daniel Blumenfeldt Axel Boesen Aage Hertel Peter Jørgensen

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed40
Dialogue density0.6 lines / min
First line00:01:26
Final line01:08:06

Production Record

DirectorA.W. Sandberg
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes85