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Leave 'Em Laughing

1981 1h 38m 8Movie
DramaTV Movie

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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Jackie Cooper

Director

Cynthia Whitcomb

Writer

Peggy Chantler Dick

Writer

Top Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Jack Thum

Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson

Shirlee Thum

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Dr. Arthur Abrams

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Jetter

Michael LeClair

Tom

William Windom

William Windom

Smiley Jenkins

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Roland Green

Carol Ann Susi

Carol Ann Susi

Gina

Bruce French

Bruce French

McClain

De'voreaux White

De'voreaux White

Ralph

Adrienne Kingman

Alice

Jan Stratton

1st Nurse

Candy Mobley

2nd Nurse

Gary Miller

Jeff

Joseph Pon

Ringmaster

Richard Paxton

Man

Dione Paray

Trapeze Lady

William McCabe

Clown

Danny Lance

Zooky

Scotty Lance

Zooky

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