More than five decades ago, comedian Jerry Lewis directed and starred in The Day the Clown Cried, a film about a German circus clown who is promised freedom if he leads Jewish children to their deaths ...

Jerry Lewis’ unlikeliest project was also his unluckiest — so unlucky that it might never be finished. For a certain kind of movie buff, it is one of the last White Whales of lost cinema. In 1972, ...

One of cinema’s most notorious films may soon be seen in its most complete form after being thought lost for 45 years. “The Day The Clown Cried,” a 1972 film featuring comedianJerry Lewis as Helmut ...

Jerry Lewis’ son, Chris Lewis, has been searching for his late father’s most controversial film — one that never saw the light of day in its entirety. In 1972, the comedian left Hollywood for Europe ...

Jerry Lewis' infamous Holocaust clown comedy movie that was believed to have been lost for over four decades has been discovered in the bank vault of a Swedish actor. The Day the Clown Cried, Lewis's ...