15 May 1948
So You Want to Build a House
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
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.
Joe McDoakes
Brewster (uncredited)
I.R.S. Collector (uncredited)
Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Shirt Salesman (uncredited)
Homer (uncredited)
15 May 1948
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
14 Feb 1948
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
15 Apr 1950
Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setback in his usual manner, the two-dollar fine quickly pyramids to a 10-year jail sentence.
08 Nov 1952
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.
07 Jun 1947
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
14 Jul 1956
Joe McDoakes' wife Alice wants to return to work to add income to the household. Joe would rather she stay at home to tend to domestic duties. When Alice threatens to return to her old job, a reluctant Joe agrees to her request to get her a job at his office. How will this work out?
05 Jul 1947
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
10 Nov 1951
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.
02 Aug 1952
When a wristwatch intended for a office contest winner gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe McDoakes purchased for his wife, Joe once again finds himself on the short end.
13 Sep 1947
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
03 Jan 1948
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
10 May 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
01 Dec 1945
Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.
10 Mar 1956
In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better.
06 Nov 1948
Joe McDoakes and his wife love to participate in radio show contests, but something seems to interfere every time they are lucky enough to be chosen as participants.
10 Jan 2025
Yang Haoliang, an evergreen singer in the past, accidentally discovers that some is using his identity to deceive others. He asks his son, Yang Shiyue, to find out the truth. Yang Shiyue ends up teaming up with his fake father.
05 Dec 2024
The story follows a family, including three children who are driving their parents out of their minds. One morning, they all wake up inside each other's bodies.
08 Jan 2020
This is the story of three men in their 40s, confronted with their limits and three younger women who are usurping the old order. They are all gathered under the sun in Ardèche to shoot a film that will not happen.