Release Date
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Original Release
April 29, 1981
1h 38m
Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
⭐ 8.098 min
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.
Director
Jackie Cooper
Department: Acting
⭐Popularity: 2.3
Cast
Mickey Rooney
Jack Thum
⭐2.5
Anne Jackson
Shirlee Thum
⭐1.3
Allen Garfield
Dr. Arthur Abrams
⭐1.2
Elisha Cook Jr.
Jetter
⭐1.8
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Michael LeClair
Tom
⭐0.3
William Windom
Smiley Jenkins
⭐2.2
Red Buttons
Roland Green
⭐1.5
Carol Ann Susi
Gina
⭐0.8
Bruce French
McClain
⭐1.0
De'voreaux White
Ralph
⭐0.7
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Production Companies
Julian Fowles ProductionsCharles Fries Productions
