Do-gooder Joe McDoakes is the guest on the "Know Your Relatives" TV show where, to his chagrin, many of his black sheep relations reveal the skeletons in the family closet.
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Title: So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
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Joe McDoakes is a good-hearted soul, loved and respected by all and the president of the Good-Doers club. As such, he is selected to be the guest on the "Know Your Relatives" radio program. From his past comes an uncle who is an ex-con and reminds Joe of his reform school days; Joe's first wife, a follies dancer; an uncle who tells of the money Joe stole from him; a cousin who talks about Joe's war-time cowardice; and his mother and father make an appearance, straight from the poor-house. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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(1926) (uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
Played during the opening credits and at the end
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Released as part of the "Burt Lancaster Signature Collection" on the same disk with His Majesty O'Keefe (1954). See more »Soundtracks
I Know That You Know(1926) (uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
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18 December 1954 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
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In this installment of the long-running Joe McDoakes series, Joe is inexplicably a super-nice guy. He runs himself ragged doing nice things for people and he is nothing like the normal Joe! Because he's so sweet, the local Good-Doers Club nominates him to appear on the show "Know Your Relatives". Unfortunately, the family reunion on the show completely backfires when his family turns out to be a bunch of thugs and low-lifes. And, in the process, you learn a lot of awful things about Joe!
This is a pretty funny installment. My favorite part was when you meet his relative, the Captain (Larry Blake). The man does a wonderful impersonation of Joe...with the same sound and cadence to his voice...it was very cute. Overall, well worth your time.