The Clown

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The life of a circus owner, Albert Wells (William V. Mong), is ruined when he discovers his wife Corrine (Barbara Tennant) in the arms of the circus lion tamer Bert Colrton (John Miljan). In the fracas that followed, Corrine is accidentally killed, and Albert is sent to prison for life. Years later he escapes from prison dressed as a clown and is hired by his daughter, Corrine (Dorothy Revier), who does not recognize ans now runs the circus aided by Bob Stone (Johnnie Walker), the man she loves. Albert turns a lion on Colton, who is killed and, he himself is killed in an elephant stampede.