254647
254647

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981-04-29
8
en 98m
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.

Director

Jackie Cooper

Executive Producer

Charles W. Fries

Art Direction

Ned Parsons

Music

Jimmie Haskell

Writer

Peggy Chantler Dick

Producer

Julian Fowles

cancer orphan circus troupe

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Julian Fowles Productions
  • Charles Fries Productions