Status
Released
original language
English
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0

Joe McDoakes

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Convict (uncredited)

Officer Flanagan (uncredited)

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Juror (uncredited)

Judge (uncredited)

Joe's Cellmate (uncredited)

Bailiff (uncredited)

Juror (uncredited)

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Battin, Joe's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-06-01
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.