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So You Want to Be an Heir

1953, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

Thinking he may inherit a million dollars from his dying grandmother, Joe McDoakes finds himself the target of murderously greedy family members.

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Watch So You Want to Be a Musician (1953), So You Want a Television Set (1953), So You Love Your Dog (1953), and So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Next in the series: So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954), So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954), and So You Want to Go to a Nightclub (1954).

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So You Want to Be an Heir runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).

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So You Want to Be an Heir isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1953. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Who directed So You Want to Be an Heir?

So You Want to Be an Heir (1953) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Philip Van Zandt.

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