So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 | 10m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard L. Bare |
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| Writer: | Richard L. Bare |
| Staring: |
| Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setback in his usual manner, the two-dollar fine quickly pyramids to a 10-year jail sentence. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 15, 1950 |
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| Director: | Richard L. Bare |
| Writer: | Richard L. Bare |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | jury, trial, convict, anger, traffic violation, traffic light |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation, Richard L. Bare Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George O'Hanlon | Joe McDoakes |
| Phyllis Coates | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fowley | Convict (uncredited) |
| Don C. Harvey | Officer Flanagan (uncredited) |
| Fred Kelsey | Police Turnkey (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Juror (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Judge (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Joe's Cellmate (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Juror (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Ted Stanhope | Battin, Joe's Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Willard Waterman | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rex Steele | Editor |
| Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| Allen G. Siegler | Director of Photography |
| Richard L. Bare | Director, Writer |
| William Lava | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard L. Bare | Producer |
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Talk about turning a drama into a crisis! “McDoakes” (George O’Hanlon) and his wife “Alice” (Phyllis Coates) are accused of running a temperamental stop-sign but instead of just paying the $2 fine, he elects for his day in court. That is just the start of the domino effect that sees his misdemeanour ... end up with him sharing a prison yard with some hardened criminals. Oh if only he had just kept his trap shut and avoided this cumulation of calamities! It’s ok, this, even if O’Hanlon over-eggs the cake a bit but I wonder if it might have worked more entertainingly had it been a cartoon? The break neck pace of his bad to worse scenario colourfully and mischievously hand-drawn rather than drawn out? Just goes to show, though - the system always wins.