A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.
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- Richard L. Bare
- George O'Hanlon(uncredited)
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- TriviaEarly in the short, the narrator states, "Joe and Alice have been feeling the rubber shortage ever since the game started." Rubber bridge is the card game the couples are playing. Additionally, the sentence also refers to the war-time shortage and rationing of rubber.
- ConnectionsFollowed by So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
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Not funny...and that's a problem if it's supposed to be a comedy short!
Joe is having vision problems and eventually goes to an optometrist for glasses. That's really all there is to the plot in this one. George O'Hanlon is the star in this Joe McDoakes film, "So You Think You Need Glasses". While I have enjoyed some of the other entries into this series from Warner Brothers, this one is a huge bust. Why? Because the McDoakes films are intended as comedies--yet there really isn't anything funny about this one. It's dull and full of preachy information about Joe's supposed vision problems--and the advice at the end of the picture just seems insane (where they basically recommend you stare at the sun to improve your vision!). I have no idea how this one got made and wish it had some reason to recommend it. If you are possibly insane and WANT to see it, it's included as an extra on the DVD for "The Man Who Came to Dinner".
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- planktonrules
- Mar 7, 2013
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- Joe McDoakes: So You Think You Need Glasses
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- Runtime11 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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