It's a Joke, Son!

January. 15,1947      NR
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Kenny Delmar as  Senator Beauregard Claghorn
Una Merkel as  Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
June Lockhart as  Mary Lou Claghorn
Douglass Dumbrille as  Big Dan Healey
Jimmy Conlin as  Senator Alexander P. Leeds
Matt Willis as  Ace
Ralph Sanford as  Knifey
Daisy as  Daisy
Vera Lewis as  Hortense Dimwitty
Margaret McWade as  Jennifer Whipple

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Reviews

Colibel
1947/01/15

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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Mjeteconer
1947/01/16

Just perfect...

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Kailansorac
1947/01/17

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Fatma Suarez
1947/01/18

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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