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Leave 'Em Laughing

1981 • 1h38m Drama, TV Movie

Rating

8.0/10

Popularity

1

Real-life clown Jack Thum, along 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.

Details

Director

Jackie Cooper

Screenplay

Cynthia Whitcomb

Peggy Chantler Dick

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Anne Jackson

Allen Garfield

Release date

4/29/1981

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

1