Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money, looking for some job. They finally find one as workers in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
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| Dean Martin | ... |
Peter 'Pete' Nelson
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| Jerry Lewis | ... |
Jerome F. 'Jerry' Hotchkiss
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| Joanne Dru | ... |
Jill Brent
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| Zsa Zsa Gabor | ... |
Saadia
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| Wallace Ford | ... |
Sam Morley
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| Sig Ruman | ... |
Colonel Fritz Schlitz
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| Gene Sheldon | ... |
Puffo the Wonder Clown
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| Nick Cravat | ... |
Timmy
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| Elsa Lanchester | ... |
The Bearded Lady
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Robert 'Bob' Atterbury | ... |
The Great Nero(High Wire Walker) (uncredited)
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George Boyce | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
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Drew Cahill | ... |
Second Soldier (uncredited)
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Frank Carter | ... |
Army Captain (uncredited)
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Sue Casey | ... |
Circus Snake Charmer (uncredited)
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| Chick Chandler | ... |
Drop-the-Dip Pitchman (uncredited)
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Lesley-Marie Colburn | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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Jimmy the Crow | ... |
Jimmy the Crow (uncredited)
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| Billy Curtis | ... |
Circus Midget Clown (uncredited)
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James Davies | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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| Sayre Dearing | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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William Dedrick | ... |
Pony Act Performer (uncredited)
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| Sandy Descher | ... |
Handicapped Girl (uncredited)
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| Bobby Diamond | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Dick Dickinson | ... |
Contortionist Clown (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Shell-Game Victim (uncredited)
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Joe Evans | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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| Douglas Fowley | ... |
Army Payroll Officer (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Freeman | ... |
Custard-Pie Gag Victim (uncredited)
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| Dick Gordon | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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| Joe Gray | ... |
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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Mark Hanna | ... |
Third Soldier (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Circus Roustabout with Message from Sam (uncredited)
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Howard Joslin | ... |
Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
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Bobby Kay | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Circus Cannon Operator (uncredited)
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| Louis Lettieri | ... |
Kid (uncredited)
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Neil Levitt | ... |
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
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Ralph Littlefield | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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Mike Mahoney | ... |
First Soldier (uncredited)
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Robert McKibbon | ... |
Circus Strong Man (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
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John Minshull | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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| Harry Monty | ... |
Circus Midget Clown (uncredited)
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Joseph Novelle | ... |
Plutocrats Dog Act Perfomer (uncredited)
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Sally Novelle | ... |
Plutocrats Dog Act Perfomer (uncredited)
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| Mary Orozco | ... |
Circus Fat Lady (uncredited)
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| Ralph Peters | ... |
Circus Chef (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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| Michael Ross | ... |
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
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| George E. Stone | ... |
Little Boy's Father (uncredited)
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Sonny Vallie | ... |
Circus Clown (uncredited)
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| Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Shell Game Operator (uncredited)
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Manuel Viera | ... |
Tippy & Cobina Act (uncredited)
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Larry White | ... |
Elephant Act Performer (uncredited)
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| Ed Wolff | ... |
Circus Giant (uncredited)
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| Buck Young | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joseph Pevney | ||
Written by
| Don McGuire | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Joseph H. Hazen | ... | executive producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
| Walter Scharf | ||
Cinematography by
| Loyal Griggs | ... | director of photography |
Editorial Department
| Warren Low | ... | editorial supervisor |
| Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Casting By
| Bert McKay | ... | (uncredited) |
| Eddie Morse | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Tambi Larsen | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Ray Moyer | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Richard Blaydon | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) |
| Daniel McCauley | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Robert 'Bob' Atterbury | ... | stunt performer: Jerry Lewis (uncredited) |
| Galla Shawn | ... | stunt double: zsa zsa gabor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Van Cleave | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nick Castle | ... | choreographer |
| Rudy Makoul | ... | dialogue coach |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1955) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1955) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- CBS (1974) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Research Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
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| Taglines | Tame a lion. Get shot out of a cannon. Wash an elephant. Jerrico will do anything to become a circus clown. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Zsa Zsa Gabor and Joanne Dru did not like each other and clashed often. After one particular incident in which Dru got the better of Gabor, Zsa Zsa said, "I'll get even with you if it takes forever." Dru replied, "It probably will, but aren't you rather old to talk about a future?" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hey, Punchinello See more » |
| Quotes |
Jerome F. 'Jerry' Hotchkiss:
Why don't you come to the circus with me, Pete. You can get a job there too. Peter 'Pete' Nelson: Tell you the truth, I was thinkin' about buyin' the Philadelphia Athletics. But, heads I go with ya, tails I go with ya. See more » |