Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released May 09, 1936
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Vitaphone
21.9 min. (Short Subject)
21.9 min. (Short Subject)
Johnny's freeloading brother Henry will go to any length to bet on a tip at Belmont, including stealing from Junior's piggy bank. When Johnny's mother-in-law tells them to take Junior to the dentist to have a tooth pulled, and gives them $2 for the doctor, the game is afoot. The money goes to Henry's bookie, and the boys decide to pull Junior's tooth themselves... by tying a string onto the back bumper of a car. But a pet parrot spills the beans, and mother-in-law goes chasing after them with fire in her eye, and a fireplace poker under her coat.
Avg. Rating: 
[5.43/10]
[5.43/10]
Shemp Howard
Henry
Johnny Berkes
Johnny
Gertrude Mudge
Johnny's mother-in-law
Gerrie Worthing
Johnny's wife
Kenneth Lundy
Junior
Arthur Havel
Dr. Nova Kane
Morton Havel
Dr. Nova Kane's assistant
Charles Howard
Man from phone company
Unidentified ABSORBING JUNIOR 1
Cab driver
Unidentified ABSORBING JUNIOR 2
Cab passenger
Unidentified ABSORBING JUNIOR 3
Shopkeeper
Unidentified ABSORBING JUNIOR 4
Bystanders
Lloyd French
Director
Burnet Hershey
Story
Jack Henley
Story
Ray Foster
Photography
Ham Fisher
Characters
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