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.
Mickey Rooney
Jack Thum
Anne Jackson
Shirlee Thum
Allen Garfield
Dr. Arthur Abrams
Elisha Cook Jr.
Jetter
Michael LeClair
Tom
William Windom
Smiley Jenkins
Red Buttons
Roland Green
Carol Ann Susi
Gina
Bruce French
McClain
De'voreaux White
Ralph
Adrienne Kingman
Alice
Jan Stratton
1st Nurse
Candy Mobley
2nd Nurse
Gary Miller
Jeff
Joseph Pon
Ringmaster
Richard Paxton
Man
Dione Paray
Trapeze Lady
William McCabe
Clown
Danny Lance
Zooky
Scotty Lance
Jackie Cooper
Director
Cynthia Whitcomb
Writer
Peggy Chantler Dick
Julian Fowles
Producer
May 16, 2005
Jan 1, 1988
Dec 7, 2023
Jul 16, 1993
Dec 17, 1999
Jul 22, 2013
Jul 16, 2006
Jul 2, 1998
Feb 15, 2016
Sep 10, 2016
Jan 21, 2003
Apr 26, 2014
Jul 27, 2019
Aug 21, 1999
Sep 12, 2019
Nov 23, 1996
Julian Fowles Productions
Charles Fries Productions
US
United States
English