A
Thousand Clowns
Travails of an “ex-vidscripter”
(Variety, “terrif dialog”), a fool or a hack or a gagman for Chuckles
the Chipmunk.
For Bosley
Crowther of the New York Times, a play about “nonconformism” and better
on the stage.
Chaplin’s The
Kid and Capra’s A Hole in the Head are not mentioned in reviews,
though Halliwell’s Film Guide (“nonconformist comedy”) cites You Can’t
Take It With You. Dave Kehr (Chicago Reader), a notable expert,
speaks of “shrewdly programmed entertainment.”