Jerry Lewis was a well established independent filmmaker, well before the term "independent filmmaker" was widely used in the film industry. Was he ready for this holocaust drama about a clown?

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Clips used in this episode:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Caddy (1953)
The Bellboy (1960)
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin Reunion 1976 MDA Telethon
Jerry Lewis interview with David Letterman (1982)
The Dick Cavett Show Starcrash (1979)
Howard Stern with Harry Shearer The Story of the Day the Clown Cried
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"