Leave 'Em Laughing

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Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)

Directed by Jackie Cooper

Drama, TV Movie · 1h 38m

Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill.

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Cast

Mickey Rooney Jack Thum Anne Jackson Shirlee Thum Allen Garfield Dr. Arthur Abrams Elisha Cook Jr. Jetter
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Michael LeClair Tom William Windom Smiley Jenkins Red Buttons Roland Green Carol Ann Susi Gina Bruce French McClain De'voreaux White Ralph
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Adrienne Kingman Alice
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Jan Stratton 1st Nurse

Crew

Director
Jackie Cooper
Writer
Cynthia Whitcomb, Peggy Chantler Dick
Director of Photography
Howard Schwartz
Editor
Jerry Dronsky
Producer
Julian Fowles

Details

Release date
1981-04-29
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Julian Fowles Productions, Charles Fries Productions