Movie: People Are Funny

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jack Haley
Jack Haley

Pinky Wilson

Helen Walker
Helen Walker

Corey Sullivan

Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee

Ormsby Jamison

Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson

Leroy Brinker

Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed

John Guedel

Bob Graham
Bob Graham

Luke

Roy Atwell
Roy Atwell

Mr. Pippensigal

Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick

Grandma Wilson

Barbara Roche
Barbara Roche

Aimee

Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter

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  • Overview

    A comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art Linkletter with a fictional story of how the program came to be on a national network from its humble beginning at a Nevada radio station. Jack Haley is a producer with only half-rights to the program while Ozzie Nelson and Helen Walker are the radio writers and supply the romance. Rudy Vallee, always able to burlesque himself intentional and, quite often, unintentional, is the owner of the sought-after sponsoring company. Frances Langford, as herself, sings "I'm in the Mood for Love" while the Vagabonds quartet (billed 12th and last) chimes in on "Angeline" and "The Old Square Dance is Back Again."

  • Release Date

    1946-01-11

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    BEHIND THE SCENES OF RADIO'S RIOTOUS COMEDY SHOW!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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