It's a Joke, Son!

The Funniest Man of the Year in the Happiest Hit in Years!

It's a Joke, Son! — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 15, 1947
• Runtime
• 63 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Benjamin Stoloff

It's a Joke, Son! — Cast

Kenny Delmar Senator Beauregard Claghorn Una Merkel Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn June Lockhart Mary Lou Claghorn

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Kenneth Farrell Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Douglass Dumbrille Big Dan Healey Jimmy Conlin Senator Alexander P. Leeds Matt Willis Ace Ralph Sanford Knifey