People Are Funny (film)

People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White and starring Jack Haley, Helen Walker and Rudy Vallee. It is based on the popular radio show of the same name and was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions for release by Paramount Pictures.

People Are Funny
Directed bySam White
Written byDorcas Cochran
John Guedel
David Lang
Maxwell Shane
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
Sam White
StarringJack Haley
Helen Walker
Rudy Vallee
CinematographyFrank Jackman Jr.
Edited byHenry Adams
Music byRudy Schrager
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
January 11, 1946
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

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.

Cast

Production

Pine Thomas bought the screen rights to the radio show in 1944. Jack Haley who signed a two-picture deal with Pine Thomas was assigned to star.[1]

Soundtrack

References
  1. SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 10 June 1944: 12.


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