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It's a Joke, Son! (1947)The first Eagle-Lion film stars Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, his "Allen's Alley" resident-character heard on Fred Allen's radio program... See full summary » Director:Benjamin Stoloff |
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It's a Joke, Son! (1947)The first Eagle-Lion film stars Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, his "Allen's Alley" resident-character heard on Fred Allen's radio program... See full summary » Director:Benjamin Stoloff |
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Kenny Delmar | ... | |
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Una Merkel | ... |
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
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Mary Lou Claghorn
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Kenneth Farrell | ... |
Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis
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Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
Big Dan Healey
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Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Senator Alexander P. Leeds
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Matt Willis | ... |
Ace, Healey's Henchman
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Ralph Sanford | ... |
Knifey, Healey's Henchman
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Daisy | ... |
Daisy
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Vera Lewis | ... |
Hortense Dimwitty
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Margaret McWade | ... |
Jennifer Whipple
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Ida Moore | ... |
Matilda Whipple
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Byron Foulger | ... |
Groceryman
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The first Eagle-Lion film stars Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, his "Allen's Alley" resident-character heard on Fred Allen's radio program. Claghorn was a blustery, one-man-Chamber-of-Commerce for all things Southern, who had no tolerence for anything north of the Mason-Dixon line, although he made allowances for South Philly. The character inspired the creation of one of the most popular of the Warners' cartoon characters, Foghorn Leghorn, who re-worked most of the originals material and style. The title of this movie is a stock line- "it's a joke, son"---he would feed a befuddled Fred Allen each week. In the film, 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... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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