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The laughmaker [videorecording] : Confessions of a nervous man / director, Paul Nickell.

Markle, Fletcher. (Added Author). Russell, A. J. (Andrew J.), 1915-1999 (Added Author). Nickell, Paul. (Added Author). Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987 (Added Author). Carney, Art, 1918-2003 (Added Author). Morley, Rita, 1927-1997 (Added Author). Axelrod, George. (Added Author). Jackson, Felix. (Added Author). Furness, Betty, 1916-1994 (Added Author). Confessions of a nervous man: Art Carney, Betty Furness. (Cast). The laughmaker: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Rita Morley, Marian Seldes, Sally Gracie, Carl Frank. (Cast).

Summary:

Confessions of a nervous man: Mocks a playwright who suffers through the hours before the morning reviews of an opening night performance.
The laughmaker: Gleason plays the sad clown, and Carney his nemesis, a reporter looking for the man behind the mask. The square peg: A personnel psychologist is unwittingly hired by a mob boss to shake up his crew. When the psychologist realizes what's going on, he tries to do the right thing--the wrong way.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : [Digiview Entertainment], [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Confessions of a nervous man: Broadcast date: November 30, 1953.
Full screen presentation.
The laughmaker originally presented on Studio One on CBS-TV.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Confessions of a nervous man: producer, Felix Jackson ; set designer, Kim Swados ; assistant to the producer, William Markham Altman ; story editor, Florence Britton ; associate director, Paul Stanley ; program assistant, Joan Pilkington.
The laughmaker: a CBS Television Network production ; production by Fletcher Markle ; written for television by A.J. Russell.
Participant or Performer Note:
Confessions of a nervous man: Art Carney, Betty Furness.
The laughmaker: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Rita Morley, Marian Seldes, Sally Gracie, Carl Frank.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated. "Suitable for children of all ages"--Container.
System Details Note:
DVD; stereo.

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