Half A Hero [DVD]
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Half A Hero (1953)

Format:   DVD 
 
Low-key project for Red Skelton casts him as an NYC magazine writer miserable with wife Jean Hagen's insistence they pull up roots and move to the 'burbs. He's only too happy when his bosses commission him to pen a hatchet job on suburban life, but his research brings about a change of heart. Max Shulman-scripted comedy co-stars Mary Wickes, Willard Waterman, Polly Bergen. 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
 
SKU: D60066
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Category:
Comedy
Director:
Don Weis
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
DVD-R Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Red Skelton, Jean Hagen, Charles Dingle, Willard Waterman, Mary Wickes, Frank Cady, Hugh Corcoran, Dorothy Patrick, King Donovan, Billie Bird, Dabbs Greer, Kathleen Freeman, Polly Bergen, Burt Mustin, Helen Winston, Helen Kleeb, Perry Sheehan, Joann Arnold, William E. Green, Lucille Knoch, Joseph Larson, Catherine Pasquez, Tao Porchon, Hayden Bower, June Whitley... More
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