It's a Joke, Son!
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“The Funniest Man of the Year in the Happiest Hit in Years!”
Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a race for state senator against his wife (Una Merkel) who appears to have a good chance to beat the political hack backed by the machine. Claghorn is in to siphon votes and ensure his wife's opponent will win and is expected to run a campaign that will defeat himself and his wife. But, he runs to win and the machine's henchies abduct him.
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Kenny Delmar
Senator Beauregard Claghorn
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Mary Lou Claghorn
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Kenneth Farrell
Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis
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Benjamin Stoloff Director · Robert E. Kent Screenplay Paul Gerard Smith Screenplay
United States release January 15, 1947 · Produced in United States
Production
Bryan Foy Productions
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 15, 1947
Theatrical
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