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.

Mickey Rooney

Anne Jackson

Allen Garfield

(Dr. Arthur Abrams)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Michael LeClair

William Windom

(Smiley Jenkins)

Red Buttons

Carol Ann Susi

Bruce French

De'voreaux White

Adrienne Kingman

Jan Stratton

Candy Mobley

Gary Miller

Joseph Pon

Richard Paxton

Dione Paray

William McCabe

Danny Lance

Scotty Lance