The Clown

United States, 1968

Film
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Episode of Series “Stories Without Words”.
A shaggy dog, Clown, lives in Paris with a street urchin: the two are inseparable. One day Clown runs off while the boy plays with friends. Using a painting of Clown, the boy desperately tries to find his dog. He has nearly given up when he at last sees clown and rushes to embrace it. Joy turns to despair as the boy realises the dog has attached itself to a blind man. The boy walks away.

Credits

production company

Learning Corporation of America

producer

Arthur Cohn

director
Duration

00:14:38:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1968

Appears in

Stories Without Words

Group of items

Stories Without Words

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014525

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Children and animals

Animals & Wildlife → Dogs

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and animals

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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