Unletterboxd

Discover

  • Popular
  • Top Rated

Genres

loading...

TMDB logo

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • History
  • Horror
  • Music
  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Science Fiction
  • TV Movie
  • Thriller
  • War
  • Western

Cast

Kenny Delmar

Kenny Delmar

Senator Beauregard Claghorn

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Mary Lou Claghorn

Kenneth Farrell

Kenneth Farrell

Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Big Dan Healey

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Senator Alexander P. Leeds

Matt Willis

Matt Willis

Ace

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Knifey

Daisy

Daisy

Daisy

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Hortense Dimwitty

Margaret McWade

Margaret McWade

Jennifer Whipple

Ida Moore

Ida Moore

Matilda Whipple

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Groceryman

John Dehner

John Dehner

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Dobson

Robert Dobson

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Crew

Robert E. Kent

Robert E. Kent

Screenplay

Paul Gerard Smith

Paul Gerard Smith

Screenplay

Robert E. Kent

Robert E. Kent

Story

Benjamin Stoloff

Benjamin Stoloff

Director

Eunice King

Eunice King

Hairstylist

Movie poster

It's a Joke, Son!

19476.9 / 1063 min
Comedy

Overview

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.