Henry Fonda plays Emmett Kelly, the famous circus clown, in “Clown,” an episode of General Electric Theater originally telecast by CBS on March 27, 1955, and introduced by Ronald Reagan, the series’ host. The program, directed by James Neilson, and also stars Dorothy Malone:
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