

Only When I Laugh
September 25, 1981•2h 0m•★ 5.7
ComedyDrama
“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”
A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Director
Glenn JordanWriters
Cast

Marsha Mason
Georgia

Kristy McNichol
Polly

James Coco
Jimmy

Joan Hackett
Toby

David Dukes
David

John Bennett Perry
Actor (Lou)

Guy Boyd
Man in Bar
?
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack

Byron Webster
Tom

Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff

Mark Schubb
Adam Kasabian
?
Nancy Nagler
Heidi

Dan Monahan
Jason
?
Ellen La Gamba
Receptionist
?
Michael A. Ross
Paul

Venida Evans
Nurse Garcia
?
Tom Ormeny
Kyle
?
Ken Weisbrath
Waiter
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Jane Atkins
Doreen
?
Henry Olek
George De Vane