A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.
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- Richard L. Bare
- George O'Hanlon(uncredited)
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- TriviaEarly in the short, the narrator states, "Joe and Alice have been feeling the rubber shortage ever since the game started." Rubber bridge is the card game the couples are playing. Additionally, the sentence also refers to the war-time shortage and rationing of rubber.
- ConnectionsFollowed by So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
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Decent Entry
So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Middle-ground entry in the "So..." series has Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) having trouble seeing and finally his wife is able to nag him enough into going to the doctor to see what's wrong. We then get a documentary-style explanation as to various eye problems, which might be facing the viewers watching the movie. These early entries in the series feature Art Gilmore narrating all the action, which leaves O'Hanlon without any dialogue. It seems fans are split on this but I prefer the later episodes where the actor gets to use that great voice to play off some of the comedy. WIth that said, this here isn't too bad as we get some nice jokes aimed at not being able to see including one very funny sequence where Joe is trying to play cards without much luck. There's another sequence inside a doctor's office where Joe can't see anything other that the nurse's legs.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Middle-ground entry in the "So..." series has Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) having trouble seeing and finally his wife is able to nag him enough into going to the doctor to see what's wrong. We then get a documentary-style explanation as to various eye problems, which might be facing the viewers watching the movie. These early entries in the series feature Art Gilmore narrating all the action, which leaves O'Hanlon without any dialogue. It seems fans are split on this but I prefer the later episodes where the actor gets to use that great voice to play off some of the comedy. WIth that said, this here isn't too bad as we get some nice jokes aimed at not being able to see including one very funny sequence where Joe is trying to play cards without much luck. There's another sequence inside a doctor's office where Joe can't see anything other that the nurse's legs.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 23, 2009
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- Joe McDoakes: So You Think You Need Glasses
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- Runtime11 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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