29 April 1981 Drama, TV Movie 98 mins
Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill.
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Mickey Rooney as Jack Thum
Anne Jackson as Shirlee Thum
Allen Garfield as Dr. Arthur Abrams
Elisha Cook Jr. as Jetter
Michael LeClair as Tom
William Windom as Smiley Jenkins
Red Buttons as Roland Green
Carol Ann Susi as Gina
Bruce French as McClain
De'voreaux White as Ralph
Adrienne Kingman as Alice
Jan Stratton as 1st Nurse
Candy Mobley as 2nd Nurse
Gary Miller as Jeff
Joseph Pon as Ringmaster
Richard Paxton as Man
Jackie Cooper Director
Howard Schwartz Director of Photography
Julian Fowles Producer
Cynthia Whitcomb Writer
Jerry Dronsky Editor
Jimmie Haskell Music
Ned Parsons Art Direction
Charles W. Fries Executive Producer
Peggy Chantler Dick Writer
Steven Potter Set Decoration
Bill Neff Gaffer
United States 29 April 1981
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1981 Charles Fries Productions, Julian Fowles Productions.