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A Thousand Clowns (1965)
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9 September 1966 (Finland)
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...IT'S LAUGHTER FOR EVERYONE!! more
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A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
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7 nominations
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one of the great ones
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jason Robards | ... | Murray N. Burns |
 | Barbara Harris | ... | Dr. Sandra 'Sandy' Markowitz |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Arnold Burns |
| Gene Saks | ... | Leo Herman - 'Chuckles the Chipmunk' |
| William Daniels | ... | Albert Amundsen |
 | Philip Bruns | ... | Jimmy Sloan - Producer in Restaurant |
| John McMartin | ... | TV Producer in Office (as John MacMartin) |
| Barry Gordon | ... | Nick |
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118 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA)
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The original Braodawy production of "A Thousand Clowns" by Herb Gardner opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York on April 5, 1962, ran for 428 performances and was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play. Jason Robards, Gene Saks, William Daniels and Barry Gordon recreated their stage roles in the filmed production. Barry Gordon was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
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Continuity: As Murray puts on a shirt, his cigarette holder appears and disappears in his mouth between shots.
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Murray Burns:
You might call Nick a bastard... or a little bastard, depending on how whimsical you feel at the time.
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Referenced in "The Facts of Life: A Thousand Frowns (#9.12)" (1988)
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Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
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A choice movie, and an original. The writing is sharp, the characters well played. Highlight is Martin Balsam's defense of "getting along," climaxing in "I am the best possible Arnold Burns." Robards holds it all together, but the supporting cast, especially Daniels and Sax, deserve lots of credit. And of course young Barry Gordon was perfect. Movie makers everywhere take note: It's the script, stupid!