It's a Joke, Son!
The Funniest Man of the Year in the Happiest Hit in Years!
1947 | 63m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
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| Writer: | Robert E. Kent, Paul Gerard Smith |
| Staring: |
| Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a race for state senator against his wife (Una Merkel) who appears to have a good chance to beat the political hack backed by the machine. Claghorn is in to siphon votes and ensure his wife's opponent will win and is expected to run a campaign that will defeat himself and his wife. But, he runs to win and the machine's henchies abduct him. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 15, 1947 |
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| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Writer: | Robert E. Kent, Paul Gerard Smith |
| Genres: | Comedy |
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| Production Companies | Bryan Foy Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Kenny Delmar | Senator Beauregard Claghorn |
| Una Merkel | Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn |
| June Lockhart | Mary Lou Claghorn |
| Kenneth Farrell | Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Big Dan Healey |
| Jimmy Conlin | Senator Alexander P. Leeds |
| Matt Willis | Ace |
| Ralph Sanford | Knifey |
| Daisy | Daisy |
| Vera Lewis | Hortense Dimwitty |
| Margaret McWade | Jennifer Whipple |
| Ida Moore | Matilda Whipple |
| Byron Foulger | Groceryman |
| John Dehner | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Robert Dobson | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert E. Kent | Screenplay, Story |
| Eunice King | Hairstylist |
| Paul Gerard Smith | Screenplay |
| Benjamin Stoloff | Director |
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