Always Leave Them Laughing

1949
Approved
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

495

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Milton Berle, Bert Lahr, Virginia Mayo, and Ruth Roman in Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)

A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.

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Slapstick Comedy Drama

A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

495

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The "Fountain Pen Sketch" was taken from the hit musical "Make Mine Manhattan" that opened in New York on 15 January 1948 at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St. and ran for 429 performances, and starred Sid Caesar. Max Showalter, who performs that specialty number in this movie, was also in that opening night cast playing the same role, as well as others.

Goofs
After Kip meets with Eagen, a brief clip is shown of a train heading to Boston, with a Southern Pacific locomotive. The Southern Pacific Railroad served California and the south west, and would not have gone to Boston or anywhere in the northeast.

Quotes
Monte Wilson: [Checking out Kip's suit] Very conservative.
Kipling 'Kip' Cooper: Conservative? Why it could be elected on a Republican ticket without anyone in it.

Connections
Referenced in The Milton Berle Show: Episode #2.11 (1949)

Soundtracks
Always Leave Them Laughing
(1949) (uncredited)
Written by Sammy Cahn and Milton Berle
Sung during the opening credits and first scene by Lynn Davis, Lorinne Crawford,
Flo Farmer, Mary Castle, Alice Wallace and Nita Talbot
Reprised by them with Milton Berle at the end
Variations in the score throughout

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Featured review

8/10

always leave them laughing ---- does

What surprised me most about this movie were the few moments watching Ruth Roman doing some fancy dancing. As my old girl friend used to say -- "I didn't know you had it in you." Miss R usually plays it straight, and always well. I have no idea why she was not used more often in song-dance roles.

She looks good, acts good. And, the ever lovely Virginia Mayo was excellent as an opportunist. I'll watch her anytime so, don't hold the Mayo.

The star, obviously, was Uncle Milty who was admired by all the critics, with the exception of one sourpuss. As another reviewer pointed out many of the comedians excelled in straight roles. In this movie, the Unc alternated between very funny and very serious, but always convincing.

The Cowardly Lion was his usual self, and there's not a thing wrong with that.

I would have enjoyed more skits but this flick was not a review. There was a good story attached. The movie always left me laughing, except when it was not supposed to.