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starring

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and Kate Price. It features an early screen appearance by

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by Fred C. Newmeyer, the

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was written by Thomas J. Crizer, who also wrote the subtitles along with

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Plot

The story is about a clerk who is given $10,000 to deposit at the bank, but the bank is closed for the night so he tries to get to the bank president's house with the money.

Cast

Preservation

Prints of ''The Perfect Clown'' are held in the collections of the

Cineteca Italiana Cineteca Italiana is a private film archive located in Milan, Italy, established in 1947, and as a foundation in 1996. History Established in 1947, and as a foundation in 1996, the Cineteca Italiana houses over 20,000 films and more than 100,000 p ...

(Milan),

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(New York City),

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(Los Angeles), and

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(Beverly Hills).Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Perfect Clown''
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* * * * (film with Spanish titles) 1925 films American silent feature films American slapstick comedy films 1925 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer 1920s American films Silent American comedy films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub

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