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.
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Mickey Rooney
as Jack Thum
as Jack Thum
Anne Jackson
as Shirlee Thum
as Shirlee Thum
Allen Garfield
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Jetter
as Jetter
Michael LeClair
as Tom
as Tom
William Windom
as Smiley Jenkins
as Smiley Jenkins
Red Buttons
as Roland Green
as Roland Green
Carol Ann Susi
as Gina
as Gina
Bruce French
as McClain
as McClain
De'voreaux White
as Ralph
as Ralph
Adrienne Kingman
as Alice
as Alice
Jan Stratton
as 1st Nurse
as 1st Nurse
Candy Mobley
as 2nd Nurse
as 2nd Nurse
Gary Miller
as Jeff
as Jeff
Joseph Pon
as Ringmaster
as Ringmaster
Richard Paxton
as Man
as Man
Dione Paray
as Trapeze Lady
as Trapeze Lady
William McCabe
as Clown
as Clown
Danny Lance
as Zooky
as Zooky
Scotty Lance
as Zooky
as Zooky
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Jackie Cooper
Director
Director
Charles W. Fries
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Ned Parsons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Music
Peggy Chantler Dick
Writer
Writer
Julian Fowles
Producer
Producer
Steven Potter
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Howard Schwartz
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Cynthia Whitcomb
Writer
Writer
Jerry Dronsky
Editor
Editor
Bill Neff
Gaffer
Gaffer
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