So You're Going to Be a Father

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So You're Going to Be a Father

1947

0h 11m

4.3(3 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.

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8 members

Acting

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes / Josephine McDoakes

Acting

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Acting

Jane Harker

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Acting

Oliver Blake

Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)

Acting

Creighton Hale

Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Doctor (uncredited)

Acting

Leo White

Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)

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