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It's a Joke, Son! is a 1947 American film directed by Benjamin Stoloff featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn; the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. The film was the first American production of Eagle-Lion Films.
Original Release
01/15/1947
US Release
01/15/1947
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenny Delmar | Senator Beauregard Claghorn / Senator Claghorn |
| Una Merkel | Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn / Magnolia Claghorn |
| June Lockhart | Mary Lou Claghorn / Mary Lou |
| Kenneth Farrell | Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis / Jeff Davis |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Big Dan Healey / Dan Healey |
| Jimmy Conlin | Senator Alexander P. Leeds / Senator Leeds |
| Matt Willis | Ace |
| Ralph Sanford | Knifey |
| Vera Lewis | Hortense Dimwitty / Hortense |
| Margaret McWade | Jennifer Whipple / Whipple Sister |
Directors
Writers
Robert E. Kent, Paul Gerard Smith
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenny Delmar | Senator Beauregard Claghorn / Senator Claghorn |
| Una Merkel | Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn / Magnolia Claghorn |
| June Lockhart | Mary Lou Claghorn / Mary Lou |
| Kenneth Farrell | Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis / Jeff Davis |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Big Dan Healey / Dan Healey |
| Jimmy Conlin | Senator Alexander P. Leeds / Senator Leeds |
| Matt Willis | Ace |
| Ralph Sanford | Knifey |
| Vera Lewis | Hortense Dimwitty / Hortense |
| Margaret McWade | Jennifer Whipple / Whipple Sister |
| Ida Moore | Matilda Whipple / Whipple Sister |
| Byron Foulger | Groceryman |
| Sam Ash | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Edward Biby | Man in Auditorium |
| Danny Borzage | William |
| Ralph Brooks | Reporter |
| Paul E. Burns | Peterson - the Mailman |
| George Chandler | The Groceryman |
| Jane Crowley | Daughters of Dixie Member |
| Blythe Daley | Daughters of Dixie Member |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Aubrey Schenck | Producer |
