Name: The Clown and the Kids
Released: 1968
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Cast: Emmett Kelly, Burt Stratford, Katie Dunn, Mikhail Mikhailov, Leo Conforti

Brief Synopsis

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

Svirachut, The Pied Piper, The Piper

Release Date

Oct 1968

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Brown--Fox Film Productions; Bulgarian State Films

Distribution Company

Childhood Productions

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on a short story by Wilhelm Hauff.

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 15m

Synopsis

The Piper Family Circus arrives in the Balkan village of Scragsville, where the somber inhabitants are forbidden by the rich miller Scrag to have fun. Disobeying Scrag, the children rush to greet Piper the clown and tell him of the miller's cruelty. At the clown's suggestion, the children begin to cry, thereby forcing Scrag to permit them to attend the circus. After the performance, Piper teaches the children a song and tells them to respect their parents. When Scrag attempts to prevent the circus from leaving town, Piper plays his song on a flute and summons the children. Scrag is defeated by the youngsters and the circus leaves the happy village.