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People Are Funny

People Are Funny

1946Movie⏱️ 1h 33mApproved
Musical
⭐ 5.4
IMDB Rating
186 votes

Two rival radio producers try to get the same sponsor, so they try to top each other with new ideas.

Director
Sam White
Writers
Maxwell Shane, David Lang, Dorcas Cochran
Stars
Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee
Release Date
January 11, 1946
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Haley
Jack Haley
as Pinky Wilson
Helen Walker
Helen Walker
as Corey Sullivan
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee
as Ormsby Jamison
Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson
as Leroy Brinker
Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed
as John Guedel
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
as Luke
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Roy Atwell
as Mr. Pippensigal
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Barbara Roche
as Aimee
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick
as Grandma Wilson
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The Vagabonds
as Singers

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions

🏷️ Keywords

radioproducer

🎯 Categories

Musical

⭐ Featured Review

People Are Mildly Amusing
by bkoganbing β€’ 2015-02-25
5/10

"If you like old time radio as I do than People Are Funny, a fictionalized account of how the program came to be than you'll enjoy the film. Maybe you won't have too critical an eye for flaws. It's quite an eclectic group of stars that Pine-Thomas put together for this film from the Paramount B picture unit. The threadbare plot has Rudy Vallee the sponsor looking for a new radio show and having both rival agents Phillip Reed and Ozzie Nelson locating it in some cow county in Nevada. There's also Helen Walker who plays on both Ozzie and Phil for all its worth. The program w..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Based on a popular radio game show of the same name, in which contestants were asked to perform various stunts. It was hosted by Art Baker (I) and Art Linkletter. It spawned a TV show, "People Are Funny" (1954), hosted by Linkletter.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Two rival radio producers try to get the same sponsor, so they try to top each other with new ideas.