Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.
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Art Gilmore
- Narrator
- (voce)
Dick Cherney
- Bar Patron
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Douglas Fowley
- Honest John the Poker Player
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Dick Gordon
- Bar Patron
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Creighton Hale
- Blackjack Player
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Shep Houghton
- Bar Patron
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Jerry Jerome
- Blackjack Dealer
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Fred Kelsey
- Man on Telephone
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Donald Kerr
- Roulette Dealer
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Lila Leeds
- Hot Blonde at Dice Table
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Philo McCullough
- Gambler
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Alfred Paix
- Croupier
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Paul Panzer
- Poker Player
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Leo White
- Drug Store Manager
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Clifton Young
- Homer
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizThis 1948 short has Joe (George O'Hanlon) winning $50 at pinball, which would be equivalent to over $600.00 in 2023.
- ConnessioniFollowed by So You Want to Build a House (1948)
- Colonne sonoreI Know That You Know
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Recensione in evidenza
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.
- bkoganbing
- 20 apr 2011
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