So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)

57% User Rating

10min

Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setback in his usual manner, the two-dollar fine quickly pyramids to a 10-year jail sentence.

Richard L. BareDirector

Cast

View Cast & Crew

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes

Phyllis Coates

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Convict (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey

Officer Flanagan (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Juror (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Judge (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Joe's Cellmate (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Bailiff (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Juror (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

Battin, Joe's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Willard Waterman

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Reviews (1)

All Reviews

CinemaSerf

Rating 60%

June 1, 2025

Talk about turning a drama into a crisis! “McDoakes” (George O’Hanlon) and his wife “Alice” (Phyllis Coates) are accused of running a temperamental stop-sign but instead of just paying the $2 fine, he elects for his day in court. That is just the start of the domino effect that sees his misdemeanour end up with him sharing a prison yard with some hardened criminals. Oh if only he had just kept his trap shut and avoided this cumulation of calamities! It’s ok, this, even if O’Hanlon over-eggs the cake a bit but I wonder if it might have worked more entertainingly had it been a cartoon? The break neck pace of his bad to worse scenario colourfully and mischievously hand-drawn rather than drawn out? Just goes to show, though - the system always wins.

Media

View All Media

Currently no videos

Collection

Part of

So You Want... Collection

Includes: So You Want to Be a Detective, So You Want to Be Pretty, So You Want to Hold Your Wife, So You Want to Hold Your Husband, So You Want to Know Your Relatives, So You Want to Move, So You Want to Be a Bachelor, So You Want to Build a House, So You Want to Be on a Jury, So You Want to Be a Salesman, So You Want to Enjoy Life, So You Want to Be a Plumber, So You Want to Be in Pictures, So You Want to Give Up Smoking, So You Want to Be in Politics, So You Want to Be a Gladiator, So You Want to Be Your Own Boss, So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter, So You Want to Be a Handyman, So You Want to Play the Piano, So You Want to Be a V.P., So You Want to Wear the Pants, So You Want to Be a Muscle Man, So You Want to Get Rich Quick, So You Want to Be a Gambler, So You Want to Be an Heir, So You Want to Be a Cowboy, So You Want to Go to a Convention, So You Want to Play the Horses, So You Want to Get It Wholesale, So You Want a Model Railroad, So You Want an Apartment, So Your Wife Wants to Work, So You Want a Television Set, So You Want to Be Popular, So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck, So You Think You're Allergic, So You Think You're Not Guilty, So You Think You Can't Sleep, So You Think You Need Glasses, So You Think the Grass Is Greener, So You Want to Keep Your Hair, So You're Going to Be a Father, So You're Going to Have an Operation, So You're Going to the Dentist, So You Want to Be on the Radio, So You're Having In-Law Trouble, So You're Having Neighbor Trouble, So You Want to Throw a Party, So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger, So You Want to Buy a Used Car, So You Never Tell a Lie, So You Want to Be a Musician, So You Love Your Dog, So You Want to Go to a Nightclub, So You're Taking in a Roomer, So You Don't Trust Your Wife, So You Want to Be a Policeman