"Laughs-Thrills-Tears In the Love Story of a Clown Acrobat Who Took a Heart Tumble." 19 November 1929 Crime, Mystery, Romance 74 mins
After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a troupe member. At his trial, Hermann, a Scandinavian clown known as Beppo, is the lone juror holding out against conviction and pleading for his innocence and acquittal.
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Joe E. Brown as Hermann / Beppo
Helen Foster as Nancy
Dorothy Gulliver as Babe Barnes
Richard Tucker as District Attorney
Purnell Pratt as Foreman of Jury
Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member
Barton Hepburn as Buddy Barton
Lester Cole as Roderick
Albert S. Rogell Director
United States 19 November 1929
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