A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.
Photos
Art Gilmore
- Narrator
- (voice)
Dick Cherney
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
- Honest John the Poker Player
- (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
- Blackjack Player
- (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
- Blackjack Dealer
- (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
- Man on Telephone
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- Roulette Dealer
- (uncredited)
Lila Leeds
- Hot Blonde at Dice Table
- (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Alfred Paix
- Croupier
- (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
- Poker Player
- (uncredited)
Leo White
- Drug Store Manager
- (uncredited)
Clifton Young
- Homer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis 1948 short has Joe (George O'Hanlon) winning $50 at pinball, which would be equivalent to over $600.00 in 2023.
- ConnectionsFollowed by So You Want to Build a House (1948)
- SoundtracksI Know That You Know
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Featured review
Get Him To Gambler's Anonymous
What can be someone's tragedy can often times be used to provide some great comic situations. This Joe McDoakes short from Warner Brothers shows the evils of gambling addiction, but provides a few laughs
George O'Hanlon as McDoakes is down to the burlap, not a nickel to his name. But he cons a poor newspaper delivery kid and deposits said nickel in a pinball machine and hits a $50.00 jackpot.
So what does O'Hanlon do? He heads out to the nearest gambling establishment and what happens to him, happens to too many people. I won't go into the situations, but they are whimsically humorous.
We watch this and laugh and it's funny, but how does someone with a real gambling problem look at this short subject? It's like an alcoholic seeing a funny drunk act when his life is told for real in a film like The Lost Weekend.
Food for thought. The last and final gag is laced with irony.
George O'Hanlon as McDoakes is down to the burlap, not a nickel to his name. But he cons a poor newspaper delivery kid and deposits said nickel in a pinball machine and hits a $50.00 jackpot.
So what does O'Hanlon do? He heads out to the nearest gambling establishment and what happens to him, happens to too many people. I won't go into the situations, but they are whimsically humorous.
We watch this and laugh and it's funny, but how does someone with a real gambling problem look at this short subject? It's like an alcoholic seeing a funny drunk act when his life is told for real in a film like The Lost Weekend.
Food for thought. The last and final gag is laced with irony.
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- bkoganbing
- Apr 21, 2011
Details
- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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