Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died (2016)

A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, the suicidal clowns who inspired Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Mark Cousins

Self - Interviewee

D

Darren R. Reid

Self - Host

B

Brett Sanders

Self - Host

J

Jordan Wallace

Francis 'Slivers' Oakley

R

Robin Jones

Marceline Orbes

L

Lewis Sillett

Buster

E

Elizabeth Hagyard

Mrs. Orbes

Marceline Orbes

Self (archive footage)

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