Leave 'Em Laughing
Brief Synopsis
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Mickey Rooney is real-life clown Jack Thum who, with his devoted wife Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children --37 of them over the years--in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill. The film reunited Rooney with another former child star from
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Jackie Cooper
Director
Scotty Lance
Allen Garfield
Dione Paray
De'voreaux White
Joseph Pon
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Mickey Rooney is real-life clown Jack Thum who, with his devoted wife Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children --37 of them over the years--in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill. The film reunited Rooney with another former child star from the MGM days, director Jackie Cooper. They had worked together as teenagers in "The Devil Is a Sissy" in 1935 and later as adults in "Everything's Ducky" in 1961.
Director
Jackie Cooper
Director
Cast
Scotty Lance
Allen Garfield
Dione Paray
De'voreaux White
Joseph Pon
Michael Leclair
William Mccabe
Danny Lance
Anne Jackson
Dick Paxton
Red Buttons
Carol Ann Susi
Mickey Rooney
Adrienne Kingman
Jan Stratton
Bruce French
Candy Mobley
Gary Miller
William Windom
Crew
Peggy Chantler Dick
Screenplay
Jerry Dronsky
Editor
Julian Fowles
Producer
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
Paul Harrison
Associate Producer
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Jimmie Haskell
Song
Cynthia W Mandelberg
Screenplay
Lou Mann
Other
Bill Nelson
Sound
Ned Parsons
Art Director
Mickey Rooney
Song Performer
Stanley Ralph Ross
Song
Alan Sacks
Producer
Howard Schwartz
Director Of Photography
Frank Tauss
Costumes
Gail Viola
Costumes
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Aired in United States April 29, 1981
