Girlish blonde beauty Yvette Mimieux (as Nonnie) quarrels with jealous husband Christopher Dark (as Tom Regan) when they go out to a bar. In a hugging sweater, Ms. Mimieux garners a lot of male attention, with her innocent sex appeal. When she turns on a passing male, Mr. Dark accuses his wife of flirting; and, she certainly moves like a ticking sex bomb. When Mimieux lets mute carnival clown Mickey Shaughnessy (as "Pippo") caress her soft hair, Dark furiously cuts off a chunk of his wife's tresses and presents it to "Pippo". Distraught, Mimieux (who looks just fine with the hair piece missing) goes to the Mr. Shaughnessy's trailer for laughter and comfort. Dark hears her giggling inside, and thinks something is up with Shaughnessy.
This leads to a tragic confrontation
***** The Clown (3/22/60) John Newland ~ Christopher Dark, Yvette Mimieux, Mickey Shaughnessy, John Close