Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
Acting
Jerry Lewis commits 110% to every pratfall
Practical Effects
Real circus acts, real animals, real danger
Production
Glorious Technicolor circus spectacle on a budget
Director
Joseph Pevney
Dean Martin
Pete Nelson
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Hotchkiss
Joanne Dru
Jill Brent
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Saadia
Wallace Ford
Sam Morley
Elsa Lanchester
The Bearded Lady
Sig Ruman
Fritz Schlitz
Nick Cravat
Timmy
Kathleen Freeman
Custard Pie Gag Victim
Chet Brandenburg
Circus Roustabout(uncredited)
Sue Casey
Circus Snake Charmer(uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jerry Lewis performed many of his own stunts, including the human cannonball sequence, which terrified him.
This was Lewis's first film after splitting with Dean Martin was announced — their on-screen tension reads differently knowing the real partnership was ending.
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