Leave 'Em Laughing

Name: Leave 'Em Laughing
Director: Jackie Cooper
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1981-04-29
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne Jackson, Allen Garfield, Elisha Cook Jr., Michael LeClair

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.