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Drama · TV Movie
Leave 'Em Laughing
8.0(2) 4/29/1981 1h 38m
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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Mickey Rooney
Jack Thum
Anne Jackson
Shirlee Thum
Allen Garfield
Dr. Arthur Abrams
Elisha Cook Jr.
Jetter
Michael LeClair
Tom
William Windom
Smiley Jenkins
Red Buttons
Roland Green
Carol Ann Susi
Gina
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Julian FowlesProducerCynthia WhitcombWriterCharles W. FriesExecutive ProducerPeggy Chantler DickWriter
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