Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
56 min. (Feature Film)
Red Mesa's leading businessman secretly controls a gang of crooks that are hijacking Red Mesa's gold mine shipments. Retired U.S. Marshall George O'Brien is rescued by travelling peddlers (Moe, Larry & Shemp) during an ambush. Following George into Red Mesa, the Stooges are soon peddling phony prescription eyeglasses at the local saloon. George saves them from being run out of town, and hires the Stooges to help him sell insurance policies to the mine owners, and investigate the hijacks.
Produced by Jack Schwarz Productions for United Artists distribution.
The Stooges' serenade tune "Jane" was written by... Moe, Larry & Shemp. They introduced the song in THREE HAMS ON RYE (1950), and adapt it as "Nora" in SCRAMBLED BRAINS (1951); see The Three Stooges Journal # 96 (Winter 2000).
Costar Sheila Ryan was married to comic actor Pat Buttram (THE GENE AUTRY SHOW), best known as 'Mr. Haney' on GREEN ACRES (1965 - 1970). Sheila costarred with Laurel & Hardy in GREAT GUNS (1941) and A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO (1942).
George O'Brien
George O'Brien
Larry Fine
Larry
Shemp Howard
Shemp
Moe Howard
Moe
Sheila Ryan
Laura Mason
Lyle Talbot
Taggert
Clem Bevans
Doc Mason
John Merton
Clete
Jack Hendricks
Henchman
Troy Melton
Henchman
Fuzzy Knight
Sheriff
Monte Blue
John Sawyer
Hugh Hooker
Sandy Evans
Al Baffert
Utah
Slim Gaut
Insurance patient
Dick Crockett
Blake, mine owner
Joe Phillips
Mine owner
Roy Canada
Slim
Bill Ward
Red
Johnny Kascier
Barfly
Charles Cross
Barfly
Ray Jones
Barfly
Wally West
Barfly
Bill Coontz
Gold guard
Whitey Hughes
Gold guard
Bob Burns
Gold guard
Remy Paquet
Singer, scene deleted
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 1
Barflys
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 2
Henchmen
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 3
Mine owners
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 4
Bank teller
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 5
Gold guard
Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 6
Townsmen
Jack Schwarz
Executive Producer
Bernard Glasser
Producer
Edward Bernds
Director
Elwood Ullman
Story and Screenplay
William Lively
Story and Screenplay
Paul Ivano
Director of Photography
Fred Allen
Film Editor
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Fred Preble
Set Construction
Earl Snyder
Sound Engineer
Michael Terr
Musical Director
June Starr
Music
Alex Alexander
Music
Shemp Howard
Music and Lyrics
Moe Howard
Music and Lyrics
Larry Fine
Music and Lyrics
Harry Thomas
Makeup
Gus Womack
Wardrobe
Harry Franklin
Assistant Director
Monroe Liebgold
Property Master
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