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Plot

Art Linkletter had only recently taken over the popular audience-participation radio series People are Funny from Art Baker when he appeared as "himself" in this lighthearted musical comedy. The film's plot concerns a rivalry between two radio producers, both of whom want to produce a weekly radio series in which audience members indulge in silly stunts for huge cash prizes. A romance develops between supposedly slow-on-the-uptake radio producer Pinky Wilson (Jack Haley) and writer Corey Sullivan (Helen Walker), while wealthy sponsor Ormsby Jamison (Rudy Vallee) tries to determine if People are Funny is a saleable concept. Ozzie Nelson costars as Wilson's business rival, Frances Langford shows up for a song, and future 3 Stooges member Joe DeRita has a funny bit as a contestant.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
94min.
DVD Release Date:
06/27/2006
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Director(s):
Sam White
Starring:
Jack Haley , Helen Walker , Rudy Vallee , Ozzie Nelson , Phillip Reed
Themes:
Workplace Romance,Members of the Press
Tone:
Light,Madcap
Keywords:
behind-the-scenes,business,business-rivalry,competition,radio,rival,small-town,sponsor
Language:
English