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So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 10M

Director : Richard L. Bare

Synopsis

Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left.

Actors

George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes
Wilson Benge
Wilson Benge
Brewster (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Edward Clark
I.R.S. Collector (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Doctor (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Ted Stanhope
Shirt Salesman (uncredited)
Jackson Wheeler
Jackson Wheeler
Homer (uncredited)

Crews

Richard L. Bare
Richard L. Bare
Director
Richard L. Bare
Richard L. Bare
Writer
Richard L. Bare
Richard L. Bare
Producer
Gordon Hollingshead
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
William Lava
William Lava
Music
Ernest Miller
Ernest Miller
Director of Photography
Marshall Eyanson
Marshall Eyanson
Editor
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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