Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released June 08, 1946
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Republic
69 min. (Feature Film)
69 min. (Feature Film)
Returning Merchant Marine war hero Dan Flannery (radio comedian Al Pearce) learns that his childhood hometown wants to honor him with a week-long celebration. Reluctant at first, Dan decides to go to Midburg when the townspeople raise a $10,000 award, money he can use to marry his girlfriend Mabel (Mary Treen). But before he leaves, he gets mixed up with three con artists (Jerome Cowan, Shemp Howard, Pinky Lee) and their phony horse racing routine. A fight breaks out when he catches on, and a bump on the head leaves him suffering from amnesia. The three crooks convince him that he's their gang leader, a look-alike for the "real" Flannery, and head for Midburg with Dan in a scheme to make off with the $10,000.
Avg. Rating: 
[7.50/10]
[7.50/10]
Al Pearce
Dan Flannery
Jerome Cowan
Al Carter
Mary Treen
Mabel Taylor
Shemp Howard
Marvin Lewis
Pinky Lee
Itchy Smith
Maury Dexter
Jimmy Curtis
Arthur Loft
Charlie Pickett
Arlene Harris
Lottie Pickett
Lorraine Krueger
Helen Pickett
John Hamilton
Dr. Jones
Milton Kibbee
George Coffey
Chester Clute
Mayor Clarence Teeple
Will Wright
Otis Piper
Constance Purdy
Mrs. Lumley
Ernie Adams
Ralph
Russ Whiteman
Bill
Jimmy Clark
Bob
Roy Gordon
Capt. Adams
Bert Moorhouse
Detective
Roy Butler
Detective
Russ Clark
Policeman
LeRoy Mason
Policeman
Emil Sitka
Councilman
Sarah Selby
Committee woman
Frank Marlowe
Reporter
Billy Vernon
Reporter
Leslie Fong
Nightclub MC
The Teenagers
Themselves
Thornton Edwards
Bartender
Billy Gray
Boy
William Beaudine
Director
Donald H. Brown
Associate Producer
Dennis Murray
Original Story
Jack Townley
Screenplay
John K. Butler
Screenplay
John Alton
Photography
William P. Thompson
Film Editor
Frank Hotaling
Art Director
George Milo
Set Decoration
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Victor B. Appel
Sound
Morton Scott
Musical Director
R. Dale Butts
Orchestral Arrangements
Hugh Prince
Lyrics
Jack Lawrence
Lyrics
Don Raye
Lyrics
Adele Palmer
Costume Supervision
Bob Mark
Makeup Supervision
Eddie Stein
Assistant Director
Theodore Lydecker
Special Effects
Howard Lydecker
Special Effects
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