Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
16.2 min. (Short Subject)
Joe is a Private in the Starvanian army, newly stationed at Camp Fullabullets with his friend Pvt. Hawthorne. Sgt. Bonebreaker is sweet on Joe's fiancee Olga, which leads to additional tensions in drill training as the Sarge deals with Joe's and Hawth's bumbling. Meanwhile, Col. Pretzelbender is dealing with a report of enemy spies on the base, when he's not caught in the middle of one of Joe's and Bonebreaker's "disagreements."
A reworking of AIM, FIRE, SCOOT (1952), using stock footage.
Joe Besser
Pvt. Joe Besser
Jim Hawthorne
Pvt. Hawthorne
Henry Kulky
Sgt. Bonebreaker
Angela Stevens
Olga Fefferkraut
Phil Van Zandt
Col. Pretzelbender
Heinie Conklin
Private
Kit Guard
Private
Johnny Kascier
Private
Slim Gaut
Private
Harold Breen
PX bartender
Unidentified ARMY DAZE 1
PX patrons
Jules White
Director
Jules White
Producer
Felix Adler
Story
Jack White
Screenplay
Irving Lippman
Director of Photography
Fayte M. Browne
Photography, stock footage
Harold White
Film Editor
Edwin Bryant
Film Editor, stock footage
George Brooks
Art Director
Charles Clague
Art Director, stock footage
Floyd Joyer
Assistant Director
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