Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Ted Healy (Solo)
70.75 min. (Feature Film)
Pop Clark, owner and General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, has leveraged everything to hold onto his team. He needs a pennant win to pay off his debts, so he hires ace pitcher Larry Kelly. Racketeers have gambled a lot of money on St. Louis losing the race, and a rich businessman has designs on foreclosing the Cardinals from Pop. When Kelly's talent inspires the other players and St. Louis climbs to second place, accidents begin to happen, and soon, three key players are murdered. With the help of reporter Jimmie Downey, Pop and Kelly must find the murderer and save the team.
Nat Pendleton and Ted Healy are teamed again for comic relief, along with Ed Brophy as a bumbling cop.
Robert Young
Larry Kelly
Madge Evans
Frances Clark
David Landau
Pop Clark
Ted Healy
Terry Crawfish O'Toole
Nat Pendleton
Truck Hogan
Paul Kelly
Jimmie Downey
Mickey Rooney
Mickey the batboy
Joe Sawyer
Dunk Spencer
Robert Livingston
Higgie Higgins
C. Henry Gordon
Joe Karnes
DeWitt Jennings
Mr. Patterson
Willard Robertson
Lt. Luke Cato
Edward Brophy
Sgt. Grogan
David Thursby
Burke
Pat Flaherty
Pat, Cardinal coach
Ralph Bushman
Sam Warmack, Cardinal
Al Hill
Moore, Cardinal
Ray Mayer
Sugar Kane, Cardinal
Ernie Alexander
Dick, Cardinal
Baldwin Cooke
Cardinal
Duke Green
Cardinal
Fred Graham
Cardinal
Joseph Young
Cardinal
Howard C. Hickman
Dr. Cushman
John Hyams
Henry Ainsley
Jack Norton
Karnes associate
Allen Wood
Newsboy
Jack Raymond
Man on ticket line
Bruce Bennett
Man on ticket line
Kane Richmond
Man on ticket line
Sumner Getchell
Man on ticket line
Sherry Hall
Opening day radio announcer
Brooks Benedict
Radio announcer
Dennis O'Keefe
Radio announcer
Bobby Watson
Radio announcer
Jim Farley
Charlie
Sam Rice
Man in Karne's box
Wilbur Mack
Gambler in meeting
Larry Steers
Gambler in meeting
Hector Sarno
Barber
Harry Semels
Barbershop customer
Jules Cowles
Farmer driving jalopy
Charles Sullivan
Taxi driver
James Ellison
Cub questioned in killing
Marc Lawrence
Bookie's doorman
Gertrude Short
Player's wife
Alice Lake
Lucy Warmack
Eddie Phillips
Man in broadcast booth
Max Wagner
Hot dog vendor
Heinie Conklin
Hot dog vendor
Walter Brennan
Hot dog vendor
Bert Lindley
Policeman
Charles Hamilton
Policeman
Garry Owen
Studio announcer
Jack Cheatham
Pool player
Sam Flint
Baseball Commissioner
Ward Bond
Kelly's police guard
Don Brodie
Fan
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Porter, scene deleted
Pat Flaherty
stunts
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 2
News photographer
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 3
Desk clerk
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 4
Ticket line
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 5
Radio announcers
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 6
Karnes' chauffeur
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 7
Barbershop
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 8
Bus passengers
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 9
Ainsley's stooge
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 10
Karnes' box guests
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 11
Karnes' associates
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 13
Radio singer
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 14
Pool player
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 16
Policemen
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 17
Cardinals
Unidentified DEATH ON THE DIAMOND 19
Spectators
Eddie Sedgwick
Director
Lucien Hubbard
Producer
Cortland Fitzsimmons
Novel
Joseph Sherman
Screenplay
Ralph Spence
Screenplay
Harvey Thew
Screenplay
Milton R. Krasner
Photography
Frank Sullivan
Film Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director
David Townsend
Associate Art Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Director
G. A. Burns
Sound Mixer
William Axt
Original Music
Albert Von Tilzer
Music and Lyrics
Edward Woehler
Assistant Director
John Waters
2nd Unit Director
Ray Binger
2nd Unit Cameraman
Leonard Smith
2nd Unit Cameraman
Pat Flaherty
Technical Advisor
Fred Graham
Technical Advisor
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