So You Want to Play the Horses

★ 6.5 1946 11m HD

In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.

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Genres Comedy

Release 1946-10-05

Cast

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Monte Blue

The Colonel (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Sid the Bookie aka Charlie (uncredited)

Richard Erdman

Eddie (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Cashier (uncredited)

Jane Harker

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Detective (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Racetrack Vendor (uncredited)

Leo White

Cigar Store Bookmaker (uncredited)

Clifton Young

Racetrack Announcer (uncredited)

So You Want... Collection

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So You Want to Give Up Smoking

★ 7.5 1942

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So You Think You Need Glasses

★ 5.3 1942

Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.

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So You Think You're Allergic

★ 6.3 1945

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★ 6.5 1946

Average American Joe McDoakes searches in vain for any cure that will halt his fast-disappearing ha…

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So You Want to Keep Your Hair

★ 7.0 1946

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Joe McDoakes attempts to deal with his myriad neuroses.

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So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

★ 6.6 1946

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new fathe…

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So You're Going to Be a Father

★ 5.8 1947

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stan…

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So You Want to Be in Pictures

★ 6.6 1947

Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

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So You Want to Be a Salesman

★ 6.3 1947

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.

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So You Want to Hold Your Wife

★ 6.4 1947

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

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So You Want an Apartment

★ 5.9 1948

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.

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So You Want to Be a Gambler

★ 5.6 1948

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home…

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So You Want to Build a House

★ 6.0 1948

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spar…

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So You Want to Be a Detective

★ 6.9 1948

Joe McDoakes becomes enmeshed in a corrupt political election.

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So You Want to Be in Politics

★ 10.0 1948

So You Want to Play the Horses

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Cast

So You Want... Collection

So You Want to Give Up Smoking

So You Think You Need Glasses

So You Think You're Allergic

So You Want to Play the Horses

So You Want to Keep Your Hair

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

So You're Going to Be a Father

So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be a Salesman

So You Want to Hold Your Wife

So You Want an Apartment

So You Want to Be a Gambler

So You Want to Build a House

So You Want to Be a Detective

So You Want to Be in Politics

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