It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
1h 3m
Running Time
January 15, 1947Release Date
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
1h 3m
Running Time
January 15, 1947Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Kenny Delmar
Senator Claghorn
Una Merkel
Magnolia Claghorn
June Lockhart
Mary Lou
Kenneth Farrell
Jeff Davis
Douglass Dumbrille
Dan Healey
Jimmy Conlin
Senator Leeds
Matt Willis
Ace
Ralph Sanford
Knifey
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It's a Joke, Son! is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff (in his final directorial role in a film) featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. The film was the first American production for Eagle-Lion Films and although it was produced on a very small budget compared to other Hollywood films, it was a box-office disappointment; one theater chain removed the film after less than a week after it only drew $1,000 in ticket sales.The film contributed to a multimillion-dollar loss for Eagle-Lion in 1947, and Arthur B. Krim later stated that the studio had overpaid for Delmar and overestimated his bankability. It is in the public domain.