by Jason Ankeny
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Mickey Rooney stars in this made-for-TV docudrama as circus clown Jack Thum, who aids his wife (Anne Jackson) in raising dozens of orphans; despite learning he is dying, Jack still struggles to earn money to support his growing brood.
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philanthropy
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terminal-illness
unemployment
clown
homelessness
cancer
orphan
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