16 Oct 1952
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A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Painted Faces
Laughs-Thrills-Tears In the Love Story of a Clown Acrobat Who Took a Heart Tumble.
After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a troupe member. At his trial, Hermann, a Scandinavian clown known as Beppo, is the lone juror holding out against conviction and pleading for his innocence and acquittal.
Top Billed Cast
Joe E. Brown Hermann / Beppo
Helen Foster Nancy
Dorothy Gulliver Babe Barnes
Richard Tucker District Attorney
Purnell Pratt Foreman of Jury
Mabel Julienne Scott Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member
Barton Hepburn Buddy Barton
Lester Cole Roderick
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