I'd not seen a Joe McDoakes short in 50 years, and when I came across this online recently, I wondered how well it would hold up. Not surprisingly, I was soon laughing out loud, just as I used to as a young boy, sitting in the Wynyard Newsreel theatre on George Street, Sydney, in the late 1950s.
George O'Hanlon as Joe bears some resemblance to Jimmy Stewart, both in looks and manner. He's someone moviegoers of the time, and indeed now, can relate to, an ordinary guy trying to make his way in the world. He'll give anything a try and whether he's successful, or not, he'll come up smiling. Maybe it's his lovely wife, played so nicely by Jane Harker. I'd certainly be happy to go home to her at the end of a typical day!
Production quality is certainly up to scratch, as befitted anything which came from Warner Bros.
Great entertainment and bring on the next "So You Want to be" short!
George O'Hanlon as Joe bears some resemblance to Jimmy Stewart, both in looks and manner. He's someone moviegoers of the time, and indeed now, can relate to, an ordinary guy trying to make his way in the world. He'll give anything a try and whether he's successful, or not, he'll come up smiling. Maybe it's his lovely wife, played so nicely by Jane Harker. I'd certainly be happy to go home to her at the end of a typical day!
Production quality is certainly up to scratch, as befitted anything which came from Warner Bros.
Great entertainment and bring on the next "So You Want to be" short!