People Are Funny (1946)
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Art Linkletter had only recently taken over the popular audience-participation radio series People are Funny from Art Baker when he appeared as "himself" in this lighthearted musical comedy. The film's plot concerns a rivalry between two radio producers, both of whom want to produce a weekly radio series in which audience members indulge in silly stunts for huge cash prizes. A romance develops between supposedly slow-on-the-uptake radio producer Pinky Wilson (Jack Haley) and writer Corey Sullivan (Helen Walker), while wealthy sponsor Ormsby Jamison (Rudy Vallee) tries to determine if People are Funny is a saleable concept. Ozzie Nelson costars as Wilson's business rival, Frances Langford shows up for a song, and future 3 Stooges member Joe DeRita has a funny bit as a contestant. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jack Haley - Pinky Wilson
- Rudy Vallee - Ormsby Jamison
- Phillip Reed - John Guedel
- Art Linkletter - Himself
- Roy Atwell - Mr. Pippensiegal
- Frances Langford - Frances Langford
- Wheaton Chambers
- Curly Joe DeRita - Comic Bit
- Helen Walker - Corey Sullivan
- Ozzie Nelson - Leroy Brinker
- Bob Graham - Luke
- Clara Blandick - Grandma
- The Vagabonds - Themselves
- Lillian Molieri
- Casey Johnson
- Director(s):
- Sam White
- Writer(s):
- David Lang, Maxwell Shane
- Producer(s):
- Sam White
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