So You Think You’re Not Guilty (1950): Cast
So You Think You’re Not Guilty is a 1950 short comedy directed by Richard L. Bare, starring George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes, Phyllis Coates and Jack Mower. It runs 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Director
- Richard L. Bare
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Richard L. Bare Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is So You Think You’re Not Guilty About?
The premise of So You Think You’re Not Guilty without spoilers.
After pleading “not guilty” to a minor traffic violation, Joe McDoakes is nonetheless found guilty. True to his slap‑slap‑happy style, he attempts to pay the modest two‑dollar fine, only to watch the penalty snowball into an absurd 10‑year prison term, highlighting the farcical escalation of justice.
So You Think You’re Not Guilty Themes & Keywords
· 25 tags- producer
- pleading not guilty
- district attorney
- hanging by one's suspenders
- joe mcdoakes character
- inept lawyer
- parolee
- traffic officer
- escape from prison
- blindness
- trial
- arrest
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- convict
- parole
- traffic violation
- revolver
- judge
- prison yard
- warden
- german shepherd
- business card
- traffic signal
- file baked in cake
- contempt of court
- sequel
So You Think You’re Not Guilty Cast & Characters
George O'Hanlon leads the cast as Joe McDoakes, with Phyllis Coates as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) and Jack Mower as Bailiff (uncredited). Directed by Richard L. Bare; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard L. Bare
- George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes
- Phyllis Coates as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- Jack Mower as Bailiff (uncredited)
- Kenner G. Kemp as Juror (uncredited)
Also Starring in So You Think You’re Not Guilty
· 9 more- Fred Kelsey Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- Paul Panzer Juror (uncredited)
- Douglas Fowley Convict (uncredited)
- Frank Marlowe Joe's Cellmate (uncredited)
- Ralph Sanford Prison Warden (uncredited)
- Nolan Leary Judge (uncredited)
- Don C. Harvey Officer Flanagan (uncredited)
- Ted Stanhope Battin, Joe's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Willard Waterman Prosecutor (uncredited)
More from Richard L. Bare
More films directed by Richard L. Bare: Wicked, Wicked, This Rebel Breed, Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend and So Your Wife Wants to Work.
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So You Think You’re Not Guilty FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of So You Think You’re Not Guilty, each answered in a sentence.
How long is So You Think You’re Not Guilty?
So You Think You’re Not Guilty runs 10 minutes.
When was So You Think You’re Not Guilty released?
So You Think You’re Not Guilty was released on April 15, 1950.
Who directed So You Think You’re Not Guilty?
So You Think You’re Not Guilty was directed by Richard L. Bare.
More films by Richard L. Bare Who is in the cast of So You Think You’re Not Guilty?
So You Think You’re Not Guilty stars George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes, Phyllis Coates as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) and Jack Mower as Bailiff (uncredited), among 13 credited actors.
Does So You Think You’re Not Guilty have a post-credit scene?
No. So You Think You’re Not Guilty has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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