Comedy · 1952 · 10 min

So You Want to Enjoy Life.

Name: So You Want to Enjoy Life
Director: Richard L. Bare
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1952-03-29
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: George O'Hanlon, Wilson Benge, Edward Clark, Fritz Feld, Dick Gordon

Weighted average

6.3/10

IMDb6.5
TMDB6.0

Comedy

Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left.

Director: Richard L. Bare

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Part of So You Want... Collection

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1949
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1949
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Actual
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
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1952

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6.5 /10

138 votes

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6.0 /10

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Estados UnidosMar 29, 1952

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