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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes
Phyllis Coates
Alice McDoakes
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard L. Bare
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Richard L. Bare directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "So You Want... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5George O'Hanlon and Phyllis Coates carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0126046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 10 min · 0h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Part of
So You Want... Collection
A collection of short films featuring Joe McDoakes in a variety of situations
So You Think You Need Glasses1942
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck1946
So You're Going to Be a Father1947
So You Want to Be a Gambler1948
So You Want to Be a Detective1948
So You Want to Be in Politics1948- So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter1949 · this one
So You Think You're Not Guilty1950
So You Never Tell a Lie1952
So You Want to Be a Gladiator1955
So You Want to Be Pretty1956
Also by
Richard L. Bare
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1949-01-08
