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People Are Funny

1946 · 93 min

A breezy, cheerful backstage romp full of radio-studio banter, musical numbers and gentle romance.

Directed by
Sam White
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee
Tagline
BEHIND THE SCENES OF RADIO'S RIOTOUS COMEDY SHOW!
Overview
A comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art Linkletter with a fictional story of how the program came to be on a national network from its humble beginning at a Nevada radio station. Jack Haley is a producer with only half-rights to the program while Ozzie Nelson and Helen Walker are the radio writers and supply the romance. Rudy Vallee, always able to burlesque himself intentional and, quite often, unintentional, is the owner of the sought-after sponsoring company. Frances Langford, as herself, sings "I'm in the Mood for Love" while the Vagabonds quartet (billed 12th and last) chimes in on "Angeline" and "The Old Square Dance is Back Again."

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Directed by
Sam White
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • ambition
    • love
    Places
    • workplace
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, music
    Directed by
    Sam White
    Written by
    Maxwell Shane, David Lang
    Starring
    Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, Ozzie Nelson, Phillip Reed, Bob Graham, Roy Atwell, Clara Blandick
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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