 Gaston has always wanted to be a clown, which is not to please his father, a stern notary. The latter is adamant : he will never allow his son to tarnish his reputation. Frustrated Gaston falls in love for a pretty circus rider and draws closer and closer to his vocation. Gaston s father dies but goes on interfering, from heaven this time. Cunning and persistence will finally help Gaston to be the clown he has always dreamed of being.