It's a Joke, Son!
| It's a Joke, Son! | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Produced by |
Bryan Foy (executive producer) Aubrey Schenck (producer) |
| Written by |
Robert E. Kent Paul Girard Smith |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Alvin Levin |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Norman Colbert |
Production company |
Bryan Foy Productions |
| Distributed by |
Eagle-Lion Films Alpha Video Distributors (2004 DVD) MediaOutlet.com (USA DVD) Mill Creek Entertainment (USA DVD, unknown Year) Republic Pictures Home Video (USA VHS) Synergy Entertainment (USA DVD, Unknown Year) Video Yesteryear (USA VHS, Alongside Republic Pictures Home Video) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $650,000[1] |
It's a Joke, Son! is a 1947 American film directed by Benjamin Stoloff featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn; the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn.[2] The film was the first American production of Eagle-Lion Films.[3]
Plot summary
When the Daughters of Dixie nominate Magnolia Claghorn as a candidate for State Senator, the local political machine run by Northerners fear their candidate will be defeated. Through the Claghorn's daughter's boyfriend Jeff, the machine gets the idea to run Magnolia's husband Beauregard as a candidate in order to split the anti-machine vote.
They don't count on Beaurgard's incredible popularity and seek to stop him.
Cast
- Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn
- Una Merkel as Mrs. Magnolia Claghorn
- June Lockhart as Mary Lou Claghorn
- Kenneth Farrell as Jefferson "Jeff" Davis
- Douglass Dumbrille as Big Dan Healey
- Jimmy Conlin as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
- Matt Willis as Ace, Healey's Henchman
- Ralph Sanford as Knifey, Healey's Henchman
- Daisy as Daisy
- Vera Lewis as Hortense Dimwitty
- Margaret McWade as Jennifer Whipple
- Ida Moore as Matilda Whipple
Soundtrack
Notes
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/variety165-1947-03#page/n141/mode/1up
- ↑ p. 712 Sterling, C. Encyclopedia of Radio Taylor & Francis, 01/12/2003
- ↑ p.23 Balio, Tino United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1987
External links
- It's a Joke, Son! at the Internet Movie Database
- It's a Joke, Son! is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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