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  • Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
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    116 min | Comedy, Drama
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
Passed
116 min | Comedy, Drama

A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.
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Director
Writers
Melville Shavelson (screenplay) | Jack Rose (screenplay) | Max Shulman (story) | Richard Mealand (story) & 2 more
Producer
Cinematographer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 23, 1949

Release date
Nov 26, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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89 cast members
Name Known for
Milton Berle
Kipling 'Kip' Cooper Kipling 'Kip' Cooper   See fewer
Virginia Mayo
Nancy Eagen Nancy Eagen   See fewer
Ruth Roman
Fay Washburn Fay Washburn   See fewer
Bert Lahr
Eddie Eagen Eddie Eagen   See fewer
Alan Hale
Sam Washburn Sam Washburn   See fewer
Grace Hayes
Mrs. Gracie Kennedy Washburn Mrs. Gracie Kennedy Washburn   See fewer
Jerome Cowan
Elliott Montgomery Elliott Montgomery   See fewer
Lloyd Gough
Monte Wilson Monte Wilson   See fewer
Ransom M. Sherman
Henry 'Hank' Richards (as Ransom Sherman) Henry 'Hank' Richards (as Ransom Sherman)   See fewer
Iris Adrian
Julie Adams Julie Adams   See fewer
Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon - Comic Wally Vernon - Comic   See fewer
Cecil Stewart & His Royal Rogues
Specialty Act Group Specialty Act Group   See fewer
O'Donnell & Blair
Specialty Act Specialty Act   See fewer
Max Showalter
Comet Pen Salesman Comet Pen Salesman   See fewer
The Moroccans
Specialty Act Specialty Act   See fewer
Arabella
Stripper (uncredited) Stripper (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Avonde
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Biby
Smoker (uncredited) Smoker (uncredited)   See fewer
John Breen
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Bremen
Tough Guy (uncredited) Tough Guy (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bruggeman
Electrician (uncredited) Electrician (uncredited)   See fewer
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Madame Rosée (uncredited) Madame Rosée (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Castle
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Carmen Clifford
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
Marion Colby
Ethel (uncredited) Ethel (uncredited)   See fewer
Garrett Craig
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorinne Crawford
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Cristo
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Custer
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynn Davies
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Bouncer (uncredited) Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Determann
Elsa in Show (uncredited) Elsa in Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Flo Farmer
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited) Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited)   See fewer
Creighton Hale
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Henderson
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill
Newark Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) Newark Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Holmes
Subject of Kip's Bald Jokes (uncredited) Subject of Kip's Bald Jokes (uncredited)   See fewer
Eileen Howe
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Jade
Bouncer (uncredited) Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke Johnson
Juggler (uncredited) Juggler (uncredited)   See fewer
Sid Kane
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited) Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Kern
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Kisco
Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Lackey
Passenger (uncredited) Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
New Haven Stage Manager (uncredited) New Haven Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard LaMarr
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Max
Newark Stage Manager (uncredited) Newark Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam McDaniel
Porter (uncredited) Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis McDonald
Wounded Messenger in Newark Musical (uncredited) Wounded Messenger in Newark Musical (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill McLean
Phil (uncredited) Phil (uncredited)   See fewer
Sid Melton
Harry - Clurman's Janitor (uncredited) Harry - Clurman's Janitor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sammy Menacker
Bouncer (uncredited) Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Meredith
Dr. Finley (uncredited) Dr. Finley (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Miles
Owner (uncredited) Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Negley
Police Captain in Show (uncredited) Police Captain in Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Monty O'Grady
Actor in Opera (uncredited) Actor in Opera (uncredited)   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Newark Audience Member (uncredited) Newark Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Parks
Irish Tenor (uncredited) Irish Tenor (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Parsons
Tony - Dishwasher (uncredited) Tony - Dishwasher (uncredited)   See fewer
Lonnie Pierce
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Clurman Waiter (uncredited) Clurman Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert H. Purcell
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
William Reeves
Gregario in Show (uncredited) Gregario in Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Waclaw Rekwart
Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Rio
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Roe
Young Comic (uncredited) Young Comic (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny Rogers
Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
Rod Rogers
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Ross
Tough Guy (uncredited) Tough Guy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Sanford
Entertainment Chairman (uncredited) Entertainment Chairman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Newark Audience Member (uncredited) Newark Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank J. Scannell
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Smith
Porter (uncredited) Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert R. Stephenson
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited) Canal Street Boys Club Heckler (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Man in Audience (uncredited) Man in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Strong
Station Agent (uncredited) Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Stuart
Man in Audience (uncredited) Man in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Sulky
New Haven Electrician (uncredited) New Haven Electrician (uncredited)   See fewer
Nita Talbot
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Julius Tannen
Mr. H. Clurman (uncredited) Mr. H. Clurman (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudette Thornton
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited) Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Oswald - Second Dishwasher (uncredited) Oswald - Second Dishwasher (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Wallace
Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Camille Williams
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
Lottie Williams
Newark Audience Member (uncredited) Newark Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Young
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
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