Call me crazy, but I could save "The Day the Clown Cried"

[Taverner]

I've seen bits - and I don't think its unsalvageable...

Lets just say we take what's there, remove the audio track completely

Silent film, hasn't been done for years - but it would work here

Do the title cards for some of the dialogue, change the overall tone to a tragedy (the problem is that its a Jerry Lewis movie, before he did "King of Comedy")

Add a sepia tone to the movie, but make the the title cards art deco

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It could work

[Mike 03]

1. Fascinating. The legend around this film is notorious and well known, and I would

love to see it, including the out-takes.

It sounds like a terrible, awful idea for a film that could either be the most unintentionally hilarious film ever made, or the most mis-understood good film ever made.

Having not seen a frame, I am in no position to judge.

But it is wonderful to see a post on this topic.

[Taverner]

2. From what I've seen on YouTube, its played as a comedy

Total slapstick humor until the last scene, where the clown goes into the gas chambers with the kids and dies.

But - as a black and white silent flick (music of course should be scored by someone with an ear for Alban Berg and Stravinsky.

[edbermac]

3. You've seen bits? Where?

I saw a behind the scenes film but never any actual movie footage. I'm sure JL will have the footage destroyed when he dies.

[MilesColtrane]

4. It's already been remade under the title, "Life Is Beautiful".

[Frank Cannon]

5. You've seen some of this movie? I thought it had been hermetically sealed away.

Like the formula for Coca-Cola or something.

The only person I've ever heard of who's seen the whole thing is Harry Shearer, and I can't remember what the context of his viewing was. I seem to recall that it was at Lewis' home, though.

[Taverner]

6. There are bits and pieces here and there

As well as scripts here and there..

Check Youtube