Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released January 23, 1959
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Republic
70 min. (Feature Film)
70 min. (Feature Film)
A rancher feels threatened by the farmers settling in "his" town, and begins a range war of intimidation and murder with a group of killer henchmen. Some of the farmers have sent for mail order brides, and to prevent the possibility of new families resulting from these marriages, he brings in hired assassin Clint Jones (John Carroll) to kill the prospective bridegrooms and finally force the farmers out of town. A reknowned gunfighter, Jones long since sold his soul to the highest bidder, but perhaps a hint of conscience shines through.
Joe Besser costars, with Bea Benaderet (Looney Tunes, THE BURNS & ALLEN SHOW, THE FLINTSTONES, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, PETTICOAT JUNCTION) as his mail order bride.
Filmed in Naturama (CinemaScope).
The final film produced by Republic Studios.
John Carroll costarred with Abbott & Costello in RIO RITA (1942), and The Marx Brothers in GO WEST (1940).
Candy Candido toured with Bud Abbott in the early 1960s as Abbott & Candido, before Bud's health problems ended the act.
Avg. Rating: 
[6.00/10]
[6.00/10]
George Macready
Ed Sampson
John Carroll
Clint Jones
Skip Homeier
Joe Martin
Corinne Calvet
Kathy Martin
Ricky Allen
Tim Martin
Joe Besser
Andy Heather
Bea Benaderet
Ella Heather
Madge Kennedy
Mary East
Edmund Lowe
Ned East
Wade Lane
Galt Martin
Herb Vigran
Mr. Perry
Allan Lurie
Cass Becker
Candy Candido
Bartender
Roy Gordon
Minister
John Kidd
Glenn
Lee Redman
Roy
Bill Coontz
Bill
Burt Topper
Bart
Bob Kline
Carl
David D. Waldor
Mark
Chuck Hayward
Stage driver
Kermit Maynard
Stage robber
Ray Jones
Henchman
Herman Hack
Rancher
Albert C. Gannaway
Director
Albert C. Gannaway
Producer
Phil Shuken
Associate Producer
John Greene
Screenplay
Phil Shuken
Screenplay
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Director of Photography
Asa Boyd Clark
Film Editor
Daniel Haller
Art Director
Mac Mulcahy
Set Decoration
Alec Compinsky
Music Supervisor
Hans J. Salter
Music
Bert Shefter
Music
Paul Sawtell
Music
Lee Lukather
Assistant Director
David D. Waldor
Production Assistant
Don Laiffer
Dialogue Director
Joe Franklin
Script Supervisor
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