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.
Unfortunately the movie Leave 'Em Laughing is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jackie Cooper | Director |
| Writing | Cynthia Whitcomb | Writer |
| Writing | Peggy Chantler Dick | Writer |
| Production | Julian Fowles | Producer |
| Production | Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jimmie Haskell | Music |
| Camera | Howard Schwartz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jerry Dronsky | Editor |
| Art | Ned Parsons | Art Direction |
| Art | Steven Potter | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Bill Neff | Gaffer |
