The Fabulous Joe (1947)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Harve Foster

Writers:

Arnold Belgard (additional dialogue)
Jack Jevne (writer)

Release Date:

29 August 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The adventures of a talking dog.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Character Name In Title

Cast

Walter Abel	...	Milo Terkel
Margot Grahame	...	Emily Terkel
Marie Wilson	...	Gorgeous Gilmore
Donald Meek	...	Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer
Sheldon Leonard	...	Louie
Howard Petrie	...	George Baxter
Nana Bryant	...	Mrs. Belmont
Clarence Kolb	...	Cornelius Belmont, II
Johnny Miles	...	Cornelius Belmont III
Barbara Bates	...	Debbie Terkel
Donald MacBride	...	Lawyer Gilbert
Lucien Littlefield	...	Judge
Dorothy Christy	...	Grace
John Eldredge	...	Charlie
Al Bridge	...	Florida Club Bartender

Runtime:

59 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Marie Wilson Was Great

This is definitely a way out comedy about a man, Milo Terkel,(Walter Abel) who is hen-pecked by his wife, daughter and live-in brother-in-law who is a free loader. The story starts off with Emily Terkel,(Margot Grahame) and her husband Milo Terkel in a court room and the judge wants to know what caused this couple to want a divorce. The story has a flash back to what brought all these troubles to their marriage. Milo inherits a dog named Fabulous Joe, who is able to talk and only to Milo and this Joe dog starts telling Milo to stop letting his family walk all over him and to put his foot down and gain back the respect from all the members of his family, namely his wife, daughter and live in brother-in-law. Gorgeous Graham, (Marie Wilson) is a very sexy blonde who gets involved with Milo which adds to his problems and the story goes around and around with Milo trying to hid this hot gal in his bedroom without being seen. Very low budget film and not worth viewing.