Clarence

Clarence

BOOTH TARKINGTON'S FAMOUS COMEDY RIOT, AN ALL-TIME AMERICAN FAVORITE!

1937 · 64 min · ★ 9.0 · Romance, Comedy, Family

The title character is a resourceful young man who knows a whole little about a whole lot of things, and who concentrates by playing his saxophone. Clarence ingratiates himself with the wealthy and eccentric Wheeler family, though daughter Cora can't stand the boy.

Directed by George Archainbaud · Written by Grant Garett

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