A Thousand Clowns (1965)

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS 1965-12-13 United States of America 118 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.

Cast

William Daniels is Albert Amundsen
Albert Amundsen
John McMartin is The Man in the Office
The Man in the Office
Philip Bruns is The Man in the Restaurant
The Man in the Restaurant