This Is America: Funny Business (1948)

This edition of Jay Bonafield's "This is America" series for RKO visits several of America's leading comic-stip creators of the era, including Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Harold Gray (Little ... See full summary »

Director:

Larry O'Reilly

Stars:

Dwight Weist, Al Capp, Ham Fisher

Cast

Credited cast:
Dwight Weist	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Al Capp	...	Himself
Ham Fisher	...	Himself
Hal Foster	...	Himself
Harold Gray	...	Himself
Oscar E. Soglow	...	Himself (as Otto Soglow)

Storyline

This edition of Jay Bonafield's "This is America" series for RKO visits several of America's leading comic-stip creators of the era, including Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), Otto Soglow (The Little King)and Ham Fisher (Joe Palooka.) Ham Fisher may or may not have taken his usual swipe against Al Capp---which he regularly did after Capp quit drawing the Joe Palooka strip for him in 1934---but it wasn't used if he did.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Pathé Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

18 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

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