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.

장 피에르 멜빌의 데뷔작. 두 광대의 이야기를 다큐멘터리식으로 연출하였다.

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.