Jackie Cooper
Director
Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
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.
Keywords: tmdb.cancer, tmdb.orphan, tmdb.circus-troupe, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.chicago-illinois, imdb.clown, imdb.homelessness, aspectratio.1-33-1
Watch Providers: MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Charles Fries Productions, Julian Fowles Productions
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Recommendations
Runtime: 98 min.
Released: April 29, 1981
Status: Released
Certification: NR