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So You Think You Need Glasses

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
131
YOUR RATING
George O'Hanlon in So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)
ComedyShort

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.

  • Director
    • Richard L. Bare
  • Writers
    • Richard L. Bare
    • George O'Hanlon
  • Stars
    • George O'Hanlon
    • Art Gilmore
    • Rodney Bell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    131
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard L. Bare
    • Writers
      • Richard L. Bare
      • George O'Hanlon
    • Stars
      • George O'Hanlon
      • Art Gilmore
      • Rodney Bell
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast3

    George O'Hanlon
    George O'Hanlon
    • Joe McDoakes
    Art Gilmore
    Art Gilmore
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Rodney Bell
    • The Blinker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard L. Bare
    • Writers
      • Richard L. Bare
      • George O'Hanlon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Early 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.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: [as Joe looks over a nurse in an ophthalmologist's office] However, Joe's eyes are rapidly on their way to recovery, and things are looking better every minute - oh, much, much better!
    • Connections
      Followed by So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 26, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Joe McDoakes: So You Think You Need Glasses
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Richard L. Bare Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 11m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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