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So You Want to Be a Handyman

1951, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

Joe MacDoakes' next-door neighbor, Marvin, comes over to help him fix his lawn-sprinkling system, but they get the pipes crossed with the gas-line and almost asphyxiate themselves.

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3 January 1951
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Next in the series: So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951), So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951), and So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951).

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So You Want to Be a Handyman runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).

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So You Want to Be a Handyman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 January 1951. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Who directed So You Want to Be a Handyman?

So You Want to Be a Handyman (1951) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell.

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