So You Think You're Not Guilty

5.8
195010m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes

Photo of Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Photo of Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Convict (uncredited)

Photo of Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

Officer Flanagan (uncredited)

Photo of Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Photo of Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Juror (uncredited)

Photo of Nolan Leary

Nolan Leary

Judge (uncredited)

Photo of Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Joe's Cellmate (uncredited)

Photo of Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Bailiff (uncredited)

Photo of Paul Panzer

Paul Panzer

Juror (uncredited)

Photo of Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Photo of Ted Stanhope

Ted Stanhope

Battin, Joe's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Photo of Willard Waterman

Willard Waterman

Prosecutor (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

6/10

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.

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