Leave 'Em Laughing
Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill.
- genus: Drama, TV Movie
- Studio: Julian Fowles Productions, Charles Fries Productions
- keyword: cancer, orphan, circus troupe
- cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne Jackson, Allen Garfield, Elisha Cook Jr., Michael LeClair, William Windom
