Clown Princes is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 178th Our Gang short to be released.
When the gang goes to Porky's house to collect him for a fishing trip, they learn that his family is in danger of eviction unless they pay their landlord the three dollar balance remaining on their rent. The gang decides to raise the money by setting up a circus in Porky's barn...
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Clown Princes is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 178th Our Gang short to be released.
When the gang goes to Porky's house to collect him for a fishing trip, they learn that his family is in danger of eviction unless they pay their landlord the three dollar balance remaining on their rent. The gang decides to raise the money by setting up a circus in Porky's barn, with Spanky as the ringleader. A sideshow outside introduces the kid circus' young patrons to Oogie-Boogie, the Wild man from Borneo (Buckwheat in makeup), Mademoiselle Darla, the Greatest Rattlesnake Charmer in the World (Darla with a stuffed toy snake around her neck), and the World's Shortest and Tallest Men (Slapsie in a beard and Joe "Corky" Geil on stilts). Also included in the sideshow are the Head Without a Body (Porky), and The Famous Sime and Neez Twins - two boys with their clothes stitched together, revealed as such when Violet...
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