Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Miscellaneous Appearances
457.5 min. (Feature Film)
In this 9-chapter retrospective/documentary, Paul Howard (son of Moe Howard) takes a detailed look at the personal lives and showbiz history of the [six] Three Stooges and mentor Ted Healy. Giving this film a unique perspective, Paul takes this filmed journey while lovingly and objectively examining the relationship with his father.
In addition to photographs and home movies from the various branches of the Howard family, fans and celebrities share their insights. Working with Sony Entertainment, producers/writers Paul Howard and Frank Basile illustrate the 9 chapters with a wealth of film clips from the Stooges' Columbia short subjects and features.
- Episode 1 - A Trio Grows in Brooklyn
- Episode 2 - A Stooge Is Born
- Episode 3 - Slap Happy
- Episode 4 - Eureka!
- Episode 5 - Good Night & Good Nyuk!
- Episode 6 - Deja Vu All Over Again
- Episode 7 - Bum's Rush
- Episode 8 - Curtain Call
- Episode 9 - A Son Also Rises
Paul Howard
Narrator / Himself / archive footage
Moe Howard
Himself / archive footage
Larry Fine
Himself / archive footage
Shemp Howard
Himself / archive footage
Jerry Howard
Himself / archive footage
Joe Besser
Himself / archive footage
Joe DeRita
Himself / archive footage
Ted Healy
Himself / archive footage
Jennie Horwitz
Herself
Solomon Horwitz
Himself
Irving Horwitz
Himself
Jack Howard
Himself
Helen Howard
Herself / archive footage
Joan Howard Maurer
Herself / archive footage
Norman Maurer
Himself / archive footage
Jennifer Howard
Herself
Lyla Budnick
Herself
Mabel Fine
Herself / archive footage
Phyllis Fine Lamond
Herself / archive footage
Johnny Fine
Himself
Don Lamond
Himself / archive footage
Eric Lamond
Himself
Elaine Howard Diamond
Herself
Marilyn Howard Ellman
Herself
Darren Server
Himself
Brad Server
Himself
Gertrude Howard
Herself
Mort Howard
Himself
Geri Howard Greenbaum
Herself
Jill Howard Marcus
Herself
Michael Maurer
Himself / archive footage
Jeffrey Scott
Himself / archive footage
Norman Howard
Himself
Saundra Besser Hill
Herself
Jean DeRita
Herself
Earl M. Benjamin
Himself
Robert N. Benjamin
Himself
Leonard Maltin
Himself
Whoopi Goldberg
Herself
Billy West
Himself
Pat Cooper
Himself
Joe Kane
Himself
Bob Bernet
Himself
Jules White
Himself
Edward Bernds
Himself
Elwood Ullman
Himself
Lorna Gray
Herself / archive footage
Emil Sitka
Himself / archive footage
Sally Starr
Herself / archive footage
Joe Bolton
Himself / archive footage
Gary Owens
Himself
Milton Berle
Himself
Peter Farrelly
Himself
Michael Chiklis
Himself / archive footage
Tracy Morgan
Himself
Ron Hites
Himself
Jay Novelli
Himself
Josh Silverman
Himself
Frank Reighter
Himself
Bob Socci
Himself
Bob Kotsopoulos
Himself
Richard Cohen
Himself
Mike Mikicel
Himself
Dave Shmookler
Himself
Bill Major
Himself
James Hogue
Himself
Victor Zippi
Himself
Judith Blazer
Jennie Horwitz, voiceover
Larry Marshall
Theme Singer
Johnny Kascier
archive footage
Geneva Mitchell
archive footage
George Baxter
archive footage
Snub Pollard
archive footage
Don Roberts
archive footage
Bud Jamison
archive footage
John Tyrrell
archive footage
Richard Fiske
archive footage
Harry Semels
archive footage
Antrim Short
archive footage
Kenneth Harlan
archive footage
Mildred Harris
archive footage
Ray Corrigan
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Bess Flowers
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Kay Vallon
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Helen Godwin
archive footage
Frank Mills
archive footage
Althea Henley
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Eve Reynolds
archive footage
Ninette Crawford
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George Ovey
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Ann Doran
archive footage
James C. Morton
archive footage
Ethelreda Leopold
archive footage
Dorothy Appleby
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Mary Ainslee
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Ruth Cherrington
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Al Thompson
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Alex Novinsky
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Sam Adams
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Dutch Hendrian
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Frank Moran
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Don Beddoe
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Ned Glass
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Gladys Gale
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LeRoy Mason
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Sam Lufkin
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Bobby Burns
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Blanche Payson
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Vernon Dent
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George J. Lewis
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Symona Boniface
archive footage
Robin Raymond
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Stanley Blystone
archive footage
Cy Schindell
archive footage
Adam West
archive footage
Phil Van Zandt
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Joe Fine
archive footage
Charles Dorety
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Charles King
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Arthur Rankin
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Dell Henderson
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June Gittelson
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Marcia Healy
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Betty Mack
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Ted Lorch
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Shirley Patterson
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Murdock MacQuarrie
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Dick Curtis
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Peter Scarf
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Douglas Blaikie
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Shaun Loseby
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Joyce Gardner
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Alice Brady
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Paul Ben-Victor
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Jesse DeVorska
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Evan Handler
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John Kassir
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Martin Csokas
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Anna-Lise Phillips
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Nelson McDowell
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Lucile Watson
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Phyllis Crane
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May McAvoy
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Al Jolson
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Edward LeSaint
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Michael Gregory
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Rachel Blake
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Jeanette Cronin
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Zoe Coyle
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Bonnie Bonnell
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George Givot
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Dorothy Granger
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Bobby Callahan
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Clark Gable
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Joan Crawford
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Madge Evans
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Jimmy Durante
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Jack Pearl
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Ben Bard
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Clarence H. Wilson
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
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Tom Kennedy
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Stan Laurel
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Oliver Hardy
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Bo-Ching
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Bo-Ling
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Fred Malatesta
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Robert Benchley
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Maynard Holmes
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Al Teeter
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Martin Sperzel
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Jack Smith
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Edna May Oliver
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Eddie Foy Jr.
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Eddie Laughton
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Suzanne Kaaren
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Dick Hakins
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Paul 'Mousie' Garner
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Sammy Wolfe
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Linal Haft
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Frances Williams
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Claudette Colbert
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Peter Meisel
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Ruth Godfrey
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Mary Lou Dix
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Bert Young
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Marjorie White
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Larry McGrath
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Al Hill
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William J. Irving
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Hank Mann
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Arthur 'Pat' West
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Ruth Hiatt
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Clara Kimball Young
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Isabelle LaMal
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Douglas Gerrard
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Lucille Ball
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Gertie Green
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Chuck Callahan
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Heinie Conklin
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Harry Holman
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Robert Graves
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Harry Bowen
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Budd Fine
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Louis Mason
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Victor Travers
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Sally Cairns
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Harold Miller
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Judy Malcolm
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Elise Grover
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Helen Martinez
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Carlton Griffin
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Mary Dees
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Grace Goodall
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George B. French
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Robert McKenzie
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Betty McMahon
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Celeste Edwards
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Poppy Wilde
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Sonny Bupp
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John Ince
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Ernie Young
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Richard Terry
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Bert LeBaron
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Lynton Brent
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Dick Jensen
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George Lloyd
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Harrison Greene
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Harry Tenbrook
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Leo White
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Charlie Phillips
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Lew Davis
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George Gray
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Harry Keatan
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Lois Lindsey
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Hilda Title
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Jane Hamilton
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Monte Collins
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Blackie Whiteford
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Jack Duffy
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Dee Green
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Arthur Rowlands
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Doris McMahon
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Nick Copeland
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James Warren
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Kit Guard
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Jack Norton
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Nita Bieber
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Jeanie Roberts
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Jack Cooper
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Duke York
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Lola Jensen
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Chester Conklin
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Jean Carmen
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Gino Corrado
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Bud McClure
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Stanley Brown
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Dorothy Moore
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Linda Winters
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Evelyn Young
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Fred Kelsey
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Jean Willes
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Elaine Waters
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Harold Breen
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Barbara Bradford
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Dorothy King
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George Magrill
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Hank Bell
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Tiny Jones
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Alice Belcher
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Harry Seiden
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Frank Mitchell
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Harold Brauer
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Bing Connolly
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Dorothy Vernon
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Charlie Carr
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Harry Wilson
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Bert Stevens
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Beatrice Curtis
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Dudley Dickerson
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William Austin
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Ellinor Vanderveer
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Sam Flint
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Frank Mayo
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Gene Roth
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Kenneth MacDonald
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Walter Brennan
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
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Betty Phares
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Lloyd Bridges
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Lindsay Bourquin
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Laverne Thompson
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Art Miles
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Joe Palma
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Faye Williams
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Marilyn Johnson
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Eleanor Counts
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Angela Stevens
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Anne O'Neal
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Gay Waters
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Arthur Thalasso
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Stella LeSaint
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Ed Mull
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Bobby Barber
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Joe Garcio
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Ken Murray
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William Yip
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Neal Burns
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Hubert Diltz
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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
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Rebel Randall
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Ken Trietsch
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Gil Taylor
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Paul 'Hezzie' Trietsch
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Charles Ward
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Lucille Lund
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Kathryn 'Kitty' McHugh
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Mary Forbes
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Gale Storm
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Frank McNamara
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Phil Regan
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Connee Boswell
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Jack Parker
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Dick Wessel
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Jack Norman
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Wilson Benge
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Phil Arnold
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Steve Calvert
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Robert Stevens
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Tony the Wonder Horse
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Marilyn Hanold
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Jackie Jackson
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Paul Winchell
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Steve Allen
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Rusty Wescoatt
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Mel Blanc
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Nancy Kovack
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Bill Camfield
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Ed T. McDonnell
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Paul Shannon
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Hal Fryar
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Maurice Manson
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Ellen Corby
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Herman Hack
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Wally West
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Jimmie Horan
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Jesslyn Fax
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Eddie Cantor
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Ed Wynn
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Frank Sinatra
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Danny Thomas
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Ed Sullivan
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Howard Morris
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Charlene Holt
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Russell Arms
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Jack Linkletter
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Ben Turpin
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Mike Douglas
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Soupy Sales
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Laurence Harvey
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Roger Miller
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Jack Perkins
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Dave Barry
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Josh Mostel
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Armin Shimerman
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Patrick De Santis
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Mark Holton
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The Jump 'n the Saddle Band
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Barlowe Borland
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Alec Craig
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Scotty Dunsmuir
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Bek Nelson
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Marjorie Eaton
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Mark Cuban
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Barbara Corcoran
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Craig Bierko
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Kirby Heyborne
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Chris Diamantopoulos
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Sean Hayes
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Will Sasso
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Gary Lassin
himself/scenes deleted
Frank Basile
Producer
Paul Howard
Producer Emeritus
Frank Basile
Adaptation
Chris DiBernardo
Adaptation
Richard Baron Cohen
Associate Producer
David Neumann
Editor
Bill Johnson
Finishing Editor and Layout
Christopher Hillere
Director of Photography
Clinton Tuccio
Director of Photography
Chris Freilich
Director of Photography
Peter Wetzler
Recordist
Hank Aberle
Recordist
Bruce Kaiser
Sound Editor
David Jaunai
Sound Editor
Steve Margoshes
Original Music and Theme
Steve Margoshes
Music Director
Frank Basile
Theme Lyrics
Jonathan Budine
Show Open and Titles
Eric Przystawski
Visual Effects
Earl M. Benjamin
Executive Producer
Clinton Tuccio
Camera
Kristana Textor
Camera
Chris Freilich
Camera
Leon Ishmael
Camera
Carl Perkins
Camera
Kent Kitzman
Camera
Christopher Hillere
Camera
Sam Werbalowsky
Camera
Chris Seivard
Camera
Anais Ganouna
Camera
Vincent Do
Grip
Bruce Kaiser
Audio Engineer
Chris Sullit
Audio Engineer
Dave Cannon
Audio Engineer
David Jaunai
Audio Engineer
Joe Quesada
Audio Engineer
Chip Fabrizi
Audio Engineer
Hank Aberle
Audio Engineer
Joe Quesada
Music Recording
Ken DeAngeles
Music Recording
Chip Fabrizi
Music Recording
Rich Rossi
Music Editor
Rich Sonnenschein
Music Coordinator
Dale Stuckenbruck
Music
Steve Margoshes
Music
Scott Neumann
Music
Brian Koonin
Music
Mike Migliori
Music
Richard Hammond
Music
Gabe Cicali
Additional Music
Frank Malley
Additional Music
Steve Dworkin
Music Consultant
Tom Miele
After Effects
Bill Major
Projections
Richard Baron Cohen
Prop Assistance
Steve Garey
Special Thanks
Rich Martini
Special Thanks
Chris DiBernardo
Special Thanks
Daniel Sher
Special Thanks
Pat Gallagher
Special Thanks
Terry Kayamori
Special Thanks
Marilyn Spiera
Special Thanks
Howard Garrett
Special Thanks
Raymundo Rodriguez-Jackson
Special Thanks
Jane Warrick
Special Thanks
Maryann Johnson
Special Thanks
Resy Neumann
Special Thanks
Dan Shaheen
Special Thanks
David DeSilva
Special Thanks
Aaron Frankel
Special Thanks
Uno Thiamiason
Special Thanks
Haideh Talaei
Special Thanks
Tom Leonardis
Special Thanks
Glenn Schwartz
Special Thanks
Xavier Mazara
Special Thanks
Don Lamond
Special Thanks
Susan Weaving
Special Thanks
Jim Pauley
Special Thanks
Nancy Naglin
Special Thanks
Jody Storch
Special Thanks
Karl T. Nilsson
Special Thanks
Bob Solomon
Special Thanks
Amy Rubenstein
Special Thanks
George Vlachos
Special Thanks
Jack Klippensteen
Special Thanks
Jenet Dibble
Special Thanks
Stephanie Suski
Special Thanks
Lee Deboer
Special Thanks
Roseann Kirk
Special Thanks
Johnathan Orozco
Special Thanks
Lisa Morris
Special Thanks
Joanne Propp
Special Thanks
Jack West
Special Thanks
Alice Maltin
Special Thanks
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