Up-and-coming scientist Paul Benedict is betrayed by his mentor, the Baron Regnard, who not only steals discoveries but also his wife Marie. Benedict, reeling from his pain, joins a circus sideshow in order to become the most famous clown in France. He becomes infatuated with Consuelo, a showgirl, who has become the recipient of affections by the Baron.

Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.

モンマルトルで働く 2 人組の道化師マイスとベビーの 1 日をドキュメンタリー風に描いた、メルヴィルのデビュー短編。パリの歓楽街で舞台に立つ男たちの日常をユーモアとペーソスたっぷりに活写。人生の裏街道を生きる者たちを終生追い続けたメルヴィルならではの傑作！

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

A small circus has announced they are selling due to low concurrence now Jorge a clown that growed in the circus will fight so his home isn't closed down.