Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
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.
- Released
- 1981-04-29
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jackie Cooper
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Mickey Rooney as Jack Thum
- Anne Jackson as Shirlee Thum
- Allen Garfield as Dr. Arthur Abrams
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Jetter
- Michael LeClair as Tom
- William Windom as Smiley Jenkins
- Red Buttons as Roland Green
- Carol Ann Susi as Gina
- Bruce French as McClain
- De'voreaux White as Ralph
- Adrienne Kingman as Alice
- Jan Stratton as 1st Nurse
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