Leave 'Em Laughing

• 8.0 Drama
• 1981-04-29
• 98 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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) Bruce French (McClain) De'voreaux White (Ralph)

Director:

Jackie Cooper

Writer:

Cynthia Whitcomb Peggy Chantler Dick