Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
Drama
TV Movie
Mickey Rooney plays real-life clown Jack Thum. Thum and his wife cared for dozens of unwanted children. When Thum realizes he has terminal cancer, he falls apart and his wife must help him regain his innerstrength and deal with reality. (amazon.com)
Directed by:
Jackie Cooper
82 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
Writers:
Cynthia Whitcomb
7 total credits
Cynthia Whitcomb has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Buffalo Girls, Presumed Guilty, The Grace Kelly Story, Selma, Lord, Selma and Mark Twain and Me
8 total credits
Peggy Chantler Dick has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Dennis and the Signpost, Dennis Goes to the Movies, Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You? and Tabitha's Weekend
Starring:
Allen Garfield
46 total credits
Allen Garfield has 46 credits at Criticker, including: The Conversation, The Ninth Gate, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Majestic and Bananas
100 total credits
Elisha Cook Jr. has 100 credits at Criticker, including: Rosemary's Baby, The Maltese Falcon, The Killing, The Big Sleep and Shane
35 total credits
Red Buttons has 35 credits at Criticker, including: It Could Happen to You, The Poseidon Adventure, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, The Longest Day and Pete's Dragon
204 total credits
Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Working as a performer since he was a small child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, to date spanning more than 80 years...(Wikipedia)
54 total credits
William Windom has 54 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
2 total credits
Michael LeClair has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Leave 'Em Laughing
15 total credits
Anne Jackson has 15 credits at Criticker, including: The Shining, Folks!, Tall Story, Dirty Dingus Magee and A Woman Called Golda
11 total credits
De'voreaux White has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Die Hard, Action Jackson, Places in the Heart, Trespass and Max Dugan Returns
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Directed by:
Jackie Cooper 82 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
Writers:
Cynthia Whitcomb 7 total credits
Cynthia Whitcomb has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Buffalo Girls, Presumed Guilty, The Grace Kelly Story, Selma, Lord, Selma and Mark Twain and Me
8 total credits
Peggy Chantler Dick has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Dennis and the Signpost, Dennis Goes to the Movies, Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You? and Tabitha's Weekend
Starring:
Allen Garfield 46 total credits
Allen Garfield has 46 credits at Criticker, including: The Conversation, The Ninth Gate, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Majestic and Bananas
100 total credits
Elisha Cook Jr. has 100 credits at Criticker, including: Rosemary's Baby, The Maltese Falcon, The Killing, The Big Sleep and Shane
35 total credits
Red Buttons has 35 credits at Criticker, including: It Could Happen to You, The Poseidon Adventure, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, The Longest Day and Pete's Dragon
204 total credits
Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Working as a performer since he was a small child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, to date spanning more than 80 years...(Wikipedia)
54 total credits
William Windom has 54 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
2 total credits
Michael LeClair has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Leave 'Em Laughing
15 total credits
Anne Jackson has 15 credits at Criticker, including: The Shining, Folks!, Tall Story, Dirty Dingus Magee and A Woman Called Golda
11 total credits
De'voreaux White has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Die Hard, Action Jackson, Places in the Heart, Trespass and Max Dugan Returns
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