People Are Funny (film)
People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White based on the popular radio show of the same name.
| People Are Funny | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sam White |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas Sam White |
| Written by | Dorcas Cochran John Guedel David Lang Maxwell Shane |
| Starring | Jack Haley Helen Walker |
| Music by | Rudy Schrager |
| Cinematography | Frank Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Henry Adams |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | January 11, 1946 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Radio producer John Guedel is panicked and dumbfounded when his popular radio show Humbug is immediately taken off the air for making fun of the legal profession. Given a deadline to produce a replacement, Gudel contacts his writer girlfriend Corey Sullivan to help him but Corey has another client, Leroy Brinker seeking a radio show for himself. The two come across a radio show put on in a small town called People Are Funny that mixes bizarre challenges to contestants with musical entertainment. Corey gets the show's producer Pinky Wilson to bring his show to Mr Guedel.
Cast
- Jack Haley as Pinky Wilson
- Helen Walker as Corey Sullivan
- Rudy Vallee as Ormsby Jamison
- Ozzie Nelson as Leroy Brinker
- Phillip Reed as John Guedel
- Bob Graham as Luke
- Roy Atwell as Mr. Pippensigal
- Barbara Roche as Aimee
- Clara Blandick as Grandma
- Art Linkletter as Master of Ceremonies
- Frances Langford as Frances Langford
- Byron Foulger as Mr. Button (uncredited)
Production
Pine Thomas bought the screen rights to the radio show in 1944. Jack Haley who signed a two-picture deal with Pine Thomas was assigned to star.[1]
Soundtrack
- Frances Langford with chorus -"I'm in the Mood for Love" (by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields (lyrics))
- Bob Graham - "Every Hour on the Hour" (by Duke Ellington and Don George)
- Jack Haley with chorus - "Hey Jose" (by Pepe Guízar and Tito Guízar, English lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans)
- The Vagabonds (in blackface) - "Angelina" (by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher)
- The Vagabonds - "The Old Squaredance is Back Again" (by Don Reid and Harry Tobias)
- Rudy Vallee with Ozzie Nelson and others - "Alouette" (traditional French Folksong, orchestrated and English lyrics by Rudy Vallee)
- The Vagabonds (in drag)- "Chuck a Luckin'" (by Archie Gottler and Jay Milton and Walter G. Samuels)
- Rosarita Varela - "Celito Lindo"
References
- SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 10 June 1944: 12.
External links
- People Are Funny at IMDb
- People Are Funny at AllMovie
- People Are Funny at the TCM Movie Database
- People Are Funny is available for free download at the Internet Archive