Le clown est roi (1954)
Deux amis, pour qui la vie se résume à une suite de gags et de farces, intègrent la troupe d'un cirque. Un soir de représentation, l'un des deux remplace un clown absent. Son sens de la scène conquiert un public indulgent. Le voilà membre à part entière de la troupe. L'autre n'est pas en reste et devient, en peu de temps, le manager de la caravane. Une belle trapéziste prend ombrage de ce succès. Elle décide de quitter les lieux. Le nouveau directeur, que l'orgueil conduit à devenir pingre, n'est plus l'homme insouciant qu'il était. Rien ne va plus entre les deux anciens compagnons...
Directeur: Joseph Pevney
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Dean Martin as Pete Nelson |
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Jerry Lewis as Jerry Hotchkiss |
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Joanne Dru as Jill Brent |
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Zsa Zsa Gabor as Saadia |
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Wallace Ford as Sam Morley |
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Elsa Lanchester as The Bearded Lady |
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Sig Ruman as Fritz Schlitz |
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Nick Cravat as Timmy |
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Kathleen Freeman as Custard Pie Gag Victim |
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Robert 'Bob' Atterbury as The Great Nero(High Wire Walker)(uncredited) |
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George Boyce as Circus Clown(uncredited) |
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Chet Brandenburg as Circus Roustabout(uncredited) |
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Drew Cahill as Second Soldier(uncredited) |
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Frank Carter as Army Captain(uncredited) |
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Sue Casey as Circus Snake Charmer(uncredited) |
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Chick Chandler as Drop-the-Dip Pitchman(uncredited) |
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Sandy Descher as Crippled Girl |
| Directing | Joseph Pevney | Director |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Art | Tambi Larsen | Art Direction |
| Camera | Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Writing | Don McGuire | Writer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Rudy Makoul | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Nick Castle | Choreographer |
