It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
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The Funniest Man of the Year in the Happiest Hit in Years!
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. Claghorn is in to siphon votes and ensure his wife's opponent will win and is expected to run a campaign that will defeat himself and his wife. But, he runs to win and the machine's henchies abduct him.
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Kenny DelmarSenator Beauregard Claghorn
Una MerkelMrs.Magnolia Claghorn
June LockhartMary Lou ClaghornKenneth FarrellJefferson 'Jeff' Davis
Douglass DumbrilleBig Dan Healey
Jimmy ConlinSenator Alexander P. Leeds
Matt WillisAce
Ralph SanfordKnifey
DaisyDaisy
Vera LewisHortense Dimwitty
Margaret McWadeJennifer Whipple
Ida MooreMatilda WhippleMovie DNA
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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. Claghorn is in to siphon votes and ensure his wife's opponent will win and is expected to run a campaign that will defeat himself and his wife. But, he runs to win and the machine's henchies abduct him.
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It's a Joke, Son! has a runtime of 63 minutes.
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