Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released September 08, 1960
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
20th Century-Fox
118 min. (Feature Film)
118 min. (Feature Film)
Billionaire playboy Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand) plans to stop an off-Broadway satirical musical based on his life, but his new PR man (Tony Randall) convinces him to visit a rehearsal and show that he has a sense of humor. But not only is Jean smitten with star Amanda Dell (Marilyn Monroe), he's mistaken for one of the actors auditioning to play himself. To be near Amanda, he allows himself to be hired, and joins the cast as Alex Dumas. Jean fears that love won't come as easily to an "average guy," as it would to someone with an unlimited bank account, so he sets up his business manager John Wales (Wilfrid Hyde-White) as the show's majority investor. With Wales calling the shots, "Alex" receives spotlight roles in the musical, allowing him to spend more time with Amanda. And to compensate for his lack of talent, Clement hires Milton Berle, Bing Crosby and Gene Kelly to tutor him in comedy, song and dance. But if he succeeds in having Amanda fall in love with "Alex," how will she feel when she learns his true identity?
Joe Besser costars as Charlie Lamont, a professional joke writer. Filmed in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope.
Avg. Rating: 
[3.00/10]
[3.00/10]
Marilyn Monroe
Amanda Dell
Yves Montand
Jean-Marc Clement / Alex Dumas
Tony Randall
Alexander Coffman
Wilfrid Hyde-White
John Wales
Bing Crosby
Himself
Milton Berle
Himself
Gene Kelly
Himself
Joe Besser
Charlie Lamont
Harry Cheshire
Amanda's father
Madge Kennedy
Miss Manners
Frankie Vaughan
Tony Danton
Dennis King Jr.
Abe Miller
Michael David
Dave Kerry
Mara Lynn
Lily Nyles
David Burns
Oliver Burton
Geraldine Wall
Wales' secretary
Ray Foster
Jimmy
John Craven
Comstock
Mike Mason
Yale
Larry Thor
Wilson
Michael Fox
Actor
Dick Dale
Elvis Presley impersonator
Marian Manners
Maria Callas impersonator
Richard Fowler
Van Cliburn impersonator
H. T. Tsiang
Charlie, restaurant proprietor
Jerry Hausner
Counterman
Dean Plato
Waiter
Leonard Bremen
Waiter
Richard Collier
Doorman
Oscar Beregi
Chauffeur
Benny Burt
Cab driver
Owen Cunningham
Board member
Jimmy Bays
Board member
Tom Greenway
Board member
Henry Edward
Board member
Samuel Colt
Board member
Byron Morrow
Board member
Florence MacMichael
Receptionist
Joan Banks
Office clerk
Edith Clair
German secretary
Louise Vincent
French secretary
Stasa Damascus
Arabic secretary
George Cukor
Director
Jerry Wald
Producer
Norman Krasna
Screenplay
Hal Kanter
Screenplay
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
David Bretherton
Film Editor
Gene Allen
Art Director
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Director
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Warren B. Delaplain
Sound
W. D. Flick
Sound
Lionel Newman
Music Director
Earle Hagen
Assoc. Music Director
Jimmy Van Heusen
Music
Carroll Coates
Original Music
Leigh Harline
Original Music
Sammy Cahn
Lyrics
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Jack Cole
Choreographer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup
Helen Turpin
Hair Stylist
David Hall
Assistant Director
Gene Allen
Title and Prologue Designer
George Hoyningen-Huene
Color Coordinator
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