So You Want to Wear the Pants

1952

So You Want to Wear the Pants

1952, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.

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Language: English
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Released: 8 November 1952
Country: United States of America
Written by: Richard L. Bare

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Watch So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952), So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952), So You Never Tell a Lie (1952), and So You're Going to the Dentist (1952) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.

What comes after So You Want to Wear the Pants?

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How long is So You Want to Wear the Pants?

So You Want to Wear the Pants runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).

Does So You Want to Wear the Pants have a post-credits scene?

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Which OTT platform is So You Want to Wear the Pants on?

So You Want to Wear the Pants is streaming on TCM in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

What movies are like So You Want to Wear the Pants?

If you liked So You Want to Wear the Pants, try Switching Channels, Sons of the Desert, Good Neighbor Sam.

Who directed So You Want to Wear the Pants?

So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Fritz Feld.