So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
0h 10m | PG-13
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.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Studio: Richard L. Bare Productions
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
George O'Hanlon
as Joe McDoakes
Phyllis Coates
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
as Convict (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
as Officer Flanagan (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Juror (uncredited)
Reviews
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.