People Are Funny | |
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Directed by | Sam White |
Produced by |
William H. Pine (executive producer) William C. Thomas (executive producer) Sam White (producer) |
Written by |
Dorcas Cochran (additional dialogue) John Guedel (radio program) David Lang (story) Maxwell Shane (writer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Frank Jackman Jr. |
Edited by | Henry Adams |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date
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January 11, 1946 |
Running time
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93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White based on the popular radio show of the same name.
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.