Leave 'Em Laughing(1981)

🎬98 min
📅1981-04-29
🎭Drama, TV Movie
⭐8.0/10

Overview

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.

Production

Julian Fowles Productions, Charles Fries Productions

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Cast

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

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