Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Joe DeRita (Solo)
17.9 min. (Short Subject)
Joe and his band practice for their big break in musical commercials. Joe also has a theory that music can cure the mentally imbalanced, and when he learns that his girlfriend Myrtle (Christine McIntyre) is a nurse for the rich, eccentric Mr. Lark (Emil Sitka), the boys head off to the Lark mansion to give a concert.
Joe DeRita
Joe
Christine McIntyre
Myrtle
Emil Sitka
Mr. Lark
Patsy Moran
Mrs. Schultz
Art Terry
Nov-Elite
Frankie Carr
Nov-Elite
Joe Mayer
Nov-Elite
Johnny Kascier
Joe's stunt double
Jules White
Producer
Jules White
Director
Felix Adler
Story and Screenplay
Rex Wimpy
Director of Photography
Charles Clague
Art Director
Edwin Bryant
Film Editor
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