| People Are Funny | |
| Director: | Sam White |
| Music: | Rudy Schrager |
| Cinematography: | Frank Jackman Jr. |
| Editing: | Henry Adams |
| Studio: | Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White and starring Jack Haley, Helen Walker and Rudy Vallee. It is based on the popular radio show of the same name and was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions for release by Paramount Pictures.
Radio producer John Guedel is panicked and dumbfounded when his popular radio show Humbug is immediately taken off the air for making fun of the legal profession. Given a deadline to produce a replacement, Gudel contacts his writer girlfriend Corey Sullivan to help him but Corey has another client, Leroy Brinker seeking a radio show for himself. The two come across a radio show put on in a small town called People Are Funny that mixes bizarre challenges to contestants with musical entertainment. Corey gets the show's producer Pinky Wilson to bring his show to Mr Guedel.
Pine-Thomas bought the screen rights to the radio show in 1944. Jack Haley, who signed a two-picture deal with Pine-Thomas, was assigned to star.[1]