Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released February 17, 1955
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Columbia
16.1 min. (Short Subject)
16.1 min. (Short Subject)
Butcher Rodney Marblehead runs afoul of customer Sergeant Flint, and then receives a draft notice which places him in Flint's platoon. Flint continually winds up on the receiving end of Rodney's bumbling, which includes accidentally dumping glue into the mess hall's soup while on KP duty. Adding to Flint's woes are Rodney's great dane Homer, who misses his master and follows him to the Army camp. Meanwhile, confidential documents are stolen, and the camp's Colonel promises a promotion to whoever can uncover the spy.
A reworking of DIZZY YARDBIRD (1950), using stock footage.
Avg. Rating: 
[4.50/10]
[4.50/10]
Joe Besser
Pvt. Joe Marblehead
Dick Wessel
Sergeant Flint
Brian O'Hara
Master Sgt. Good
Phil Van Zandt
Colonel Phillip Potts
Joe Palma
Cookie
Emil Sitka
Private
Nick Arno
Private
Johnny Kascier
Private
Jim Brown
Private
Joe Besser
Homer, voice
Jules White
Kennel dogs, voices
Unidentified G. I. DOOD IT 1
Dog catcher
Unidentified G. I. DOOD IT 2
Privates
Unidentified G. I. DOOD IT 3
Cookie, stock footage
Jules White
Director
Jules White
Producer
Felix Adler
Story
Jack White
Screenplay
Ira H. Morgan
Director of Photography
Lester H. White
Photography, stock footage
Paul Borofsky
Film Editor
Edwin Bryant
Film Editor, stock footage
Carl Anderson
Art Director
Charles Clague
Art Director, stock footage
Jerrold Bernstein
Assistant Director
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