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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Samuel O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Bros.' live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-t... more

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Samuel O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Bros.' live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-time animated television series The Jetsons and its 1985 revival.

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Rocky
(1976)
Drama
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
John G. Avildsen
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burt Young
8.1
93%
70
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Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Drama, War
Lieutenant Joe Rossi is 1st Officer on a Liberty Ship in a great convoy bound from Halifax to Murmansk. After German subs crushed the convoy his ship loses the convoy and is heading alone to Murmansk. In spite of attacks by German planes and subs he get the ship safely to Murmansk.
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin
Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Julie Bishop, Ruth Gordon
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.
Runtime:
82 min
Director:
Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton, Tiffany, Patric Zimmerman
5.6
27%
46
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't
(1972)
Comedy, Family
Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it. Slapstick hijinks ensue as...
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Robert Butler
Cast:
Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus, William Windom
6.3
80%
N/A
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June Bride
(1948)
Comedy
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Bretaigne Windust
Cast:
Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter, Betty Lynn, Tom Tully
7.3
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N/A
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The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Comedy, Family
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Vincent McEveety
Cast:
Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, Tony Roberts, Lee Montgomery
5.8
17%
45
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Park Row
(1952)
Drama, Thriller
In New York's 1880's newspaper district a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opposition from one of the bigger papers and its newspaper heiress owner.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
Samuel Fuller
Cast:
Gene Evans, Mary Welch, Bela Kovacs, Herbert Heyes, Tina Pine
7.4
100%
N/A
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The Hucksters
(1947)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
Runtime:
115 min
6.7
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Kronos
(1957)
Science Fiction
Scientists investigate a huge meteor that crashes into the ocean off Mexico, and encounter a skyscraper-tall, mobile machine which is designed to syphon energy from earth, including any energy directed at it in an effort to destroy it.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Cast:
Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon, Morris Ankrum
5.9
57%
N/A
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Hollywood Hotel
(1937)
Comedy, Music, Romance
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band has won a talent contest an got a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star Mona Marshall to a movie premiere. But this lady doesn't want to go, so the bosses decide to use for Mona a double, Virginia. When Mona finds out ne...
Runtime:
109 min
Director:
Busby Berkeley
Cast:
Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Hugh Herbert, Ted Healy
6.5
N/A
N/A
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The Vanishing Duck
(1958)
Animation, Comedy, Family
George gives Joan a baby duck for her birthday. While they are out celebrating, Tom goes after the duck but his plans are thwarted when the duck (and, later, Jerry) finds a jar of vanishing cream and uses it to well, vanish, and get even with Tom (for a while, at least).
Runtime:
7 min
7.0
N/A
N/A
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So You Want to Be a Detective
(1948)
Comedy, Crime
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Runtime:
11 min
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Spring Parade
(1940)
Comedy, Music
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a fa...
Runtime:
89 min
7.0
N/A
N/A
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So You Think You're Not Guilty
(1950)
Comedy
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.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Richard L. Bare
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Douglas Fowley, Don C. Harvey, Fred Kelsey
6.0
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Resisting Enemy Interrogation
(1944)
Documentary
A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.
Runtime:
70 min
Director:
Bernard Vorhaus
Cast:
Rand Brooks, Louis Adlon, George Dolenz, Poldi Dur, Carl Esmond
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Rockin' with Judy Jetson
(1988)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
There's intergalactic trouble when the lyrics Judy Jetson wrote for teen heartthrob Sky Rocker are swapped with a secret message from a music-hating witch. Now it's up to Judy, her family, and friends to save rock-and-roll.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Paul Sommer
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, Rob Paulsen
6.4
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So You Want to Be in Pictures
(1947)
Comedy
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
Runtime:
11 min
Director:
Richard L. Bare
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jack Carson, George Chandler, Ronald Reagan
6.5
N/A
N/A
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A Jetson Christmas Carol
(1985)
Animation, Family
In a take-off of Charles Dickens "The Christmas Carol," Mr. Spacely is being so greedy and selfish that he would even make Ebenezer Scrooge blush.
Runtime:
22 min
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Janet Waldo
6.7
N/A
N/A
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So You Want to Keep Your Hair
(1946)
Comedy
Average American Joe McDoakes searches in vain for any cure that will halt his fast-disappearing hairline.
Runtime:
11 min
6.6
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N/A
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So You're Going to Be a Father
(1947)
Comedy
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
Runtime:
11 min
6.6
N/A
N/A
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So You Want to Give Up Smoking
(1942)
Comedy
A semi-humorous look at the various types of smokers and the methods available to them to kick the habit. (Taken from the imdb page)
Runtime:
11 min
6.4
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N/A
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So You Want an Apartment
(1948)
Comedy
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
Runtime:
11 min
6.7
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So You Want to Play the Horses
(1946)
Comedy
In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.
Runtime:
11 min
7.2
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So Your Wife Wants to Work
(1956)
Comedy
Joe McDoakes' wife Alice wants to return to work to add income to the household. Joe would rather she stay at home to tend to domestic duties. When Alice threatens to return to her old job, a reluctant Joe agrees to her request to get her a job at his office. How will this work out?
Runtime:
10 min
6.5
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Heading For Heaven
(1947)
Comedy
A fake swami and his crooked business partner, hoping to buy the land that's targeted for a new airport, convince the property's owner that he hasn't long to live.
Runtime:
65 min
5.6
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N/A
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So You Want to Hold Your Wife
(1947)
Comedy
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes, dissatisfied, attempts to save his five-years marriage to Alice.
Runtime:
11 min
6.7
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N/A
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So You Want to Be a Gambler
(1948)
Comedy
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
Runtime:
11 min
6.4
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N/A
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So You Think You Need Glasses
(1942)
Comedy
A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems. (Taken from the imdb page)
Runtime:
11 min
5.8
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N/A
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So You Want to Build a House
(1948)
Comedy
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
Runtime:
11 min
5.8
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N/A
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So You Want a Model Railroad
(1955)
Comedy
Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe. They had given Junior a toy railroad for a Christmas present, and Joe had taken it over and become obsessed to the point he has built a railroad empire using all of his time, energy and money. When Alice's mother comes to dinner, Joe even has a rigged-up train serving as the dumb...
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Richard L. Bare
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Arthur Q. Bryan, Jane Frazee, Chuck Hamilton
7.8
N/A
N/A
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Man From Headquarters
(1942)
Comedy, Crime
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader (Max Hoffman Jr.) against whom he is scheduled to testify.
Runtime:
64 min
Director:
Jean Yarbrough
Cast:
Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Dick Elliott, Byron Foulger, John Maxwell
6.2
N/A
N/A
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So You Want to Wear the Pants
(1952)
Comedy
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Richard L. Bare
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates
6.7
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N/A
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Cattle Town
(1952)
Western
Director Noel M. Smith's 1952 western stars Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Amanda Blake and Rita Moreno.
Runtime:
71 min
4.9
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The Counterfeiters
(1948)
Action, Crime, Drama
Scotland Yard cop goes undercover to nab counterfeiter and his gang.
Runtime:
73 min
Director:
Sam Newfield
Cast:
John Sutton, Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, Lon Chaney Jr., George O'Hanlon
6.0
N/A
N/A
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So You Want to Be a Bachelor
(1951)
"I never knew what happiness was till I got married—and then it was too late," Joe recalls, flashing back to bachelor days and his courtship with Alice.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Richard L. Bare
Cast:
George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates
6.3
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N/A
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Criminal Investigator
(1942)
Crime, Drama
A reporter investigates the murder of a showgirl, who was the widow of a millionaire. While digging in to the mysterious murder of a showgirl (Vivian Wilcox), intrepid reporter Bob Martin (Robert Lowery) uncovers a connection between that case and another one he's been working on. An inmate (Lawrence Creighton) holds the key to the cr...
Runtime:
61 min
Director:
Jean Yarbrough
Cast:
Robert Lowery, Edith Fellows, John Miljan, Dick Elliott, Jan Wiley
5.0
N/A
N/A
Once Over Lightly
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Once Over Lightly
(1944)
Comedy
A short compilation movie similar to When Comedy was King (1960), and The Golden Age of Comedy (1957).
Runtime:
17 min
Director:
James Bloodworth
Cast:
George O'Hanlon
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