The Perfect Clown
1925 film
- December 15, 1925 (1925-12-15)
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The Perfect Clown is a 1925 American silent slapstick comedy film starring Larry Semon and Kate Price. It features an early screen appearance by Oliver Hardy. Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, the screenplay was written by Thomas J. Crizer, who also wrote the subtitles along with Charlie Saxton.[1]
Plot
The story is about a clerk who is given $10,000 to deposit at the bank, but the bank is closed for the night so he tries to get to the bank president's house with the money.
Cast
- Larry Semon as Bert Larry
- Kate Price as Mrs. Sally Mulligan
- Dorothy Dwan as Rosie
- Joan Meredith as Her Chum
- Otis Harlan as The Boss
- Curtis McHenry as Snowball (credited as G. Howe Black)
- Oliver Hardy as Babe Mulligan
- Frank Alexander as Tiny Tott
- Sam Allen (uncredited)
- Paul Fix as Bellhop (uncredited)
- Alice Fletcher (uncredited)
- Stuart Holmes (uncredited)
- Tiny Sandford as Cop (uncredited)
Preservation
Prints of The Perfect Clown are held in the collections of the Cineteca Italiana (Milan), Museum of Modern Art (New York City), UCLA Film and Television Archive (Los Angeles), and Academy Film Archive (Beverly Hills).[2]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Perfect Clown.
- The Perfect Clown at IMDb
- The Perfect Clown at AllMovie
- The Perfect Clown on YouTube
- El Perfecto Payaso is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (film with Spanish titles)
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Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
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- Among Those Present (1921)
- Never Weaken (1921)
- A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
- Grandma's Boy (1922)
- Dr. Jack (1922)
- Safety Last! (1923)
- Why Worry? (1923)
- Girl Shy (1924)
- Hot Water (1924)
- The Freshman (1925)
- Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
- The Perfect Clown (1925)
- The Savage (1926)
- The Quarterback (1926)
- The Potters (1927)
- The Lunatic at Large (1927)
- On Your Toes (1927)
- Too Many Crooks (1927)
- That's My Daddy (1928)
- The Night Bird (1928)
- Warming Up (1928)
- It Can Be Done (1929)
- The Rainbow Man (1929)
- Sailor's Holiday (1929)
- The Grand Parade (1930)
- Queen High (1930)
- Fast and Loose (1930)
- Subway Express (1931)
- Discarded Lovers (1932)
- They Never Come Back (1932)
- The Night Rider (1932)
- The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
- The Gambling Sex (1932)
- The Big Race (1933)
- Easy Millions (1933)
- The Moth (1934)
- Lost in the Legion (1934)
- No Ransom (1934)
- Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
- A Scream in the Night (1935)
- The Pinch Singer (1936)
- Arbor Day (1936)
- General Spanky (1936)
- Mail and Female (1937)
- Rodeo Rhythm (1942)
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