Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released June 20, 1941
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Universal
63 min. (Feature Film)
63 min. (Feature Film)
Singers Gabby Trent and Hope Holloway (Eve Arden and Jane Frazee) turn up on the doorstep of The Plantation, a local roadhouse nightclub, looking for a performing job. What they find is management closing up after threats from competing nightclub owner Charles Willoughby (Richard Lane) and his two bumbling thug stooges Jigsaw Kennedy and Benny the Bounce (Lon Chaney Jr. and Shemp Howard). Con Conway & His Texans and their singing group The Merry Macs show up, and join Gabby and Hope in a plan to reopen The Plantation under their new management. Jigsaw and Benny hire on as waiter and bartender, hoping to sabotage opening night.
Avg. Rating: 
[8.33/10]
[8.33/10]
Eve Arden
Gabby Trent
Jane Frazee
Hope Holloway
Shemp Howard
Benny the Bounce
Lon Chaney Jr.
Jigsaw Kennedy
Richard Lane
Charles J. Willoughby
Robert Paige
Con Conway
Judd McMichael
Phil, The Merry Macs
Mary Lou Cook
Mona Mitchell, The Merry Macs
Ted McMichael
Ted, The Merry Macs
Joe McMichael
Harry, The Merry Macs
Matt McHugh
Art Tuttle
Tim Ryan
Gus
William Newell
Harmony headwaiter
Rolfe Sedan
Plantation headwaiter
Sam Harris
Fitzgerald
Eddie Bruce
Waiter
Luis Alberni
Nick Ferris
Charles McAvoy
Bartender
Cyril Ring
Man at bar
Ronald R. Rondell
Patron
Riley Hill
Jimmy
Charles Lang
Ralph
Richard Davies
Eddie
Jason Robards Sr.
Radio station manager
Charles Irwin
Radio announcer
Frank O'Connor
Radio sound effects man
Brooks Benedict
Man outside Plantation
Ralph T. Brooks
Man outside Plantation
Charlie Hall
Plantation waiter
Louis Da Pron
Alex, dancer
Elaine Condos
Elaine, dancer
Paul Parry
Diner with tuxedo
Ferris Taylor
Mr. Keller
Vernon Dent
Mr. Worthington
Bobby Barber
Waiter with toupee
Frank Mitchell
Waiter
Hal K. Dawson
Mr. Farnsworth
Beatrice Roberts
Diner
Bert Moorhouse
Diner
Marcia Ralston
Diner
Charles Lamont
Director
Ken Goldsmith
Producer
Jack Lait Jr.
Original Story
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Screenplay
Paul Girard Smith
Screenplay
Howard Snyder
Screenplay
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
Milton Carruth
Film Editor
Jack Otterson
Art Director
Ralph M. DeLacy
Associate Art Director
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Supervisor
Charles Carroll
Sound Technician
Charles Previn
Musical Director
Frank Skinner
Orchestrator
Henry Russell
Music and Lyrics
Leo Killion
Music and Lyrics
Ted McMichael
Music and Lyrics
Bob Wills
Music and Lyrics
Jack Owens
Music and Lyrics
Norman Berens
Music
Gene de Paul
Music
Don Raye
Lyrics
Jack Brooks
Lyrics
Nick Castle
Musical Number Staging
Vera West
Gowns
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