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Music director
  
Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.4/10
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Genre
  
Comedy, Romance

Screenplay
  
Language
  
English

Enter Laughing (film) movie poster

Writer
  
Carl Reiner
,
Joseph Stein

Release date
  
February 25, 1967 (1967-02-25)

Based on
  
Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein

Cast
  
(David Kolowitz),
José Ferrer
(Harrison B. Marlowe), (Mrs. Emma Kolowitz), (Angela Marlowe), (Mr. Foreman), (Wanda)

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Enter laughing the audition scene


Enter Laughing is a 1967 comedy film, directed by Carl Reiner, based on his autobiographical novel and the stage play of the same name. It was Reiner's directorial debut.

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The film stars Jose Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Jack Gilford, Janet Margolin and newcomer Reni Santoni. It tells the story of a young Jewish man from the Bronx trying to break into the theater and launch a career in acting.

The film has never been released on DVD or Blu-Ray.

Plot summary

David Kolowitz (Santoni) works as a delivery boy and assistant for a machine shop in New York City in 1938, and is fascinated with the movies.

Despite the misgivings of his girlfriend Wanda (Margolin), his parents (Winters and David Opatoshu) and his employer (Gilford), David follows the suggestion of a friend (Michael J. Pollard) and becomes involved with an off-Broadway theater company run by Harrison B. Marlowe (Ferrer). He admires Ronald Colman so he uses the stage name "Donald Colman".

It is a margin operation that requires him to pay $5 a week for "tuition". Marlowe's daughter (May) takes a romantic interest in David, who perseveres despite a lack of acting talent and the hostility of Marlowe.

Overcoming all the difficulties, he makes his acting debut and his parents and girlfriend accept his new interest.

Cast

  • Jose Ferrer as Harrison B. Marlowe
  • Shelley Winters as Emma Kolowitz
  • Elaine May as Angela Marlowe
  • Jack Gilford as Mr. Foreman
  • Janet Margolin as Wanda
  • Reni Santoni as David Kolowitz
  • David Opatoshu as Morris Kolowitz
  • Don Rickles as Harry Hamburger
  • Michael J. Pollard as Marvin
  • Richard Deacon as Pike
  • Nancy Kovack as Miss B
  • Herbie Faye as Mr. Schoenbaum
  • Rob Reiner as Clark Baxter
  • Danny Stein as Spencer Reynolds
  • Milton Frome as Policeman
  • Lillian Adams as Theatergoer
  • Mantan Moreland as Subway Rider
  • Patrick Campbell as Butler
  • Peter Brocco as Lawyer Peabody
  • References

    Enter Laughing (film) Wikipedia
    Enter Laughing (film) IMDb Enter Laughing (film) themoviedb.org