Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
21.8 min. (Short Subject)
While in Coalburg for an exhibition fight, the heavyweight champ kicks little Pete's dog Rex. Baggage clerk Joe Palooka confronts the champ but winds up on his back, and local haberdasher Knobby Walsh (Shemp) cooks up the idea to promote a grudge match between amateur Joe and the pro.
The first short in Vitaphone's "Joe Palooka" series.
Robert Norton
Joe Palooka
Shemp Howard
Knobby Walsh
Johnny Berkes
Johnny
Buddy Bueler
Pete
Charles R. Althoff
Whiskers
Michael Dennis
Jack McSwat
Richard Lane
McSwat's manager
Lucy Parker
Mrs. Palooka
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 1
McSwat stooge
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 2
Jitney driver
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 3
Ring announcer
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 5
Timekeeper
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 7
Ticket taker
Unidentified FOR THE LOVE OF PETE 9
Spectators
Lloyd French
Director
Samuel Sax
Producer
Burnet Hershey
Story
Jack Henley
Story
Ray Foster
Photography
Ham Fisher
Characters
David Mendoza
Musical Director
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