It's a Joke, Son!

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

The Funniest Man of the Year in the Happiest Hit in Years!

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.

Date of release
1947-01-15
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 3m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Benjamin Stoloff

Casting

Interesting facts

It's a Joke, Son! is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, a character on Fred Allen's radio program and later the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. The film was the first American production for Eagle-Lion Films, and although it was produced on a very small budget compared to other Hollywood films, it was a box-office disappointment; one theater chain removed the film after less than a week after it only drew $1,000 in ticket sales.

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