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People Are Funny
“BEHIND THE SCENES OF RADIO'S RIOTOUS COMEDY SHOW!”
5.7 / 10• 1946• 1h 33m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
A comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art Linkletter with a fictional story of how the program came to be on a national network from its humble beginning at a Nevada radio station. Jack Haley is a producer with only half-rights to the program while Ozzie Nelson and Helen Walker are the radio writers and supply the romance. Rudy Vallee, always able to burlesque himself intentional and, quite often, unintentional, is the owner of the sought-after sponsoring company. Frances Langford, as herself, sings "I'm in the Mood for Love" while the Vagabonds quartet (billed 12th and last) chimes in on "Angeline" and "The Old Square Dance is Back Again."
Cast & Crew
Jack Haley
Pinky Wilson
Lead
Helen Walker
Corey Sullivan
Rudy Vallee
Ormsby Jamison
ON
Ozzie Nelson
Leroy Brinker
Phillip Reed
John Guedel
Bob Graham
Luke
Roy Atwell
Mr. Pippensigal
Clara Blandick
Grandma Wilson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam White's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. People Are Funny is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
