The Clown (1916)
50m
Running Time
June 19, 1916Release Date
Plot.
Severely injured after saving the son of Judge Jonathan Le Roy from a team of runaway horses circus clown, Piffle is taken to recover at the Le Roy home where he falls in love with the judge’s daughter, Millicent. She however loves another, Dick Ordway and is secretly carrying his child. When he is reported to have perished in the desert Piffle steps forward to save Millicent’s reputation by being husband and father. Millicent agrees but the judge insists Piffle leave the circus and become a banker. Piffle acquiesces but when Dick reappears many complications ensue.
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Cast & Crew.

Victor Moore
Piffle

Thomas Meighan
Dick Ordway

Ernest Joy
Judge Jonathan Le Roy

Florence Dagmar
Millicent - His Daughter

Gerald Ward
Jackie - His Son

Tom Forman
Bob Hunter

Horace B. Carpenter
Circus Manager

Wallace Pyke
Rollo

Billy Jacobs
Jonathan Le Roy Fox

William C. de Mille
Director

Marion Fairfax
Writer

Charles Rosher
Camera Operator

Wilfred Buckland
Art Direction

M.A. Harris
Assistant Director
Details.
This Movie Is About.
lost film
Wiki.
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.