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The Little Clown

The Little Clown

Drama, Comedy

50m

March 3, 1921 (104 years ago)

Overview

Mary Miles Minter is the title character. Pat (Minter) is a little orphan who has been raised around the circus. Her foster father is Toto the clown (Neely Edwards). Toto hopes to marry Pat until the day the circus comes to a Southern town and she meets handsome Dick Beverley (Jack Mulhall). Beverley falls in love with Pat and takes a job as trick rider just to be near her. Beverley's aristocratic parents (Winter Hall and Helen Dunbar) find out about his new job and insist that he come home. Two of the five reels survive.

ActorAge thenAge now
Mary Miles Minter

Mary Miles Minter

Pat

Birthday: April 25, 1902

18 August 4, 1984 (82)
Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Dick Beverley

Birthday: October 6, 1887

33 June 1, 1979 (91)
Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Colonel Beverley

Birthday: June 21, 1872

48 February 10, 1947 (74)
Helen Dunbar

Helen Dunbar

Mrs. Beverley

Birthday: October 9, 1863

57 August 28, 1933 (69)
Cameron C. Coffey

Cameron C. Coffey

Roddy Beverley (as Cameron Coffey)

Birthday: June 29, 1910

10 October 15, 1984 (74)
Neely Edwards

Neely Edwards

Toto

Birthday: September 16, 1883

37 July 10, 1965 (81)
Wilton Taylor

Wilton Taylor

Jim Anderson

Birthday: January 1, 1869

52 January 24, 1925 (56)
Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Connie Potts

Birthday: August 15, 1895

25 June 4, 1960 (64)
Zelma Maja

Zelma Maja

Liz

Birthday: -

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Laura Anson

Laura Anson

Nellie Johnson

Birthday: January 2, 1892

29 July 15, 1968 (76)