So You Want to Hold Your Wife

1947

So You Want to Hold Your Wife

Name: So You Want to Hold Your Wife
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1947-11-22
Duration: 11 min
Cast: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jane Harker, Frank Moran, Mabel Smaney

1947, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.

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Runtime: 0h 11m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
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Released: 22 November 1947
Country: United States of America
Written by: George O'Hanlon, Richard L. Bare

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So You Want to Hold Your Wife runs 11 minutes (0h 11m).

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So You Want to Hold Your Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1947. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jane Harker.

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