People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White and starring Jack Haley, Helen Walker and Rudy Vallee.
It is based on the popular radio show of the same name and was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions for release by Paramount Pictures.
People Are Funny | |
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Directed by | Sam White |
Written by | Dorcas Cochran John Guedel David Lang Maxwell Shane |
Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas Sam White |
Starring | Jack Haley Helen Walker Rudy Vallee |
Cinematography | Frank Jackman Jr. |
Edited by | Henry Adams |
Music by | Rudy Schrager |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | January 11, 1946 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
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.
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