Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
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.
- Date of release
- 1981-04-29
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Jackie Cooper
Casting
- Mickey Rooney — Jack Thum
- Anne Jackson — Shirlee Thum
- Allen Garfield — Dr. Arthur Abrams
- Elisha Cook Jr. — Jetter
- Michael LeClair — Tom
- William Windom — Smiley Jenkins
- Red Buttons — Roland Green
- Carol Ann Susi — Gina
- Bruce French — McClain
- De'voreaux White — Ralph
- Adrienne Kingman — Alice
- Jan Stratton — 1st Nurse
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