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Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)

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The year is 1942: Mr. Winkle (Edward G. Robinson), a mild-mannered bank clerk, decides to quit his job and open a fix-it shop in his garage. Winkle's wife Amy (Ruth Warrick) disapproves of this, and orders her husband to move into his little shop. Tired of being browbeaten, Winkle is delighted when his draft notice shows up. Fitted for a uniform, Winkle has the wind taken out of his sails in basic training, but soon finds that army life agrees with him; when given a chance to go home when the

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Alfred E. Green

Cast

Edward G. Robinson
Wilbert George Winkle
Ruth Warrick
Amy Winkle
Ted Donaldson
Barry
Bob Haymes
Jack Pettigrew
Richard Lane
Sgt. "Alphabet"
Robert Armstrong
Joe Tinker
Richard Gaines
Ralph Westcott
Walter S. Baldwin
Plummer
Art Smith
McDavid
Ann Shoemaker
Martha Pettigrew
Paul Stanton
A.B. Simkins
Buddy Yarus
Johnson
William Forrest
Captain
Bernadene Hayes
Gladys
Warren Ashe
Captain
Hugh Beaumont
Range Officer
Tommy Cook
4th Kid
Jeff Donnell
Hostess
Nancy Evans
Girl
James Flavin
Sergeant
Sam Flint
Army Doctor
Howard Freeman
Mayor
Terry Frost
Military Police
Herbert Heyes
Doctor
Ernest Hilliard
Army Doctor
Fred Kohler Jr.
Sergeant
Nelson Leigh
Army Doctor
Anne Loos
Girl
Robert Mitchum
Corporal
Dennis Moore
Sergeant
Forbes Murray
Army Doctor
Ben Taggart
Army Doctor
George Tyne
Johnson
Emmett Vogan
Barber
Leslie Sketchley
Army Draftee
Early Cantrell
Girl
Larry Thompson
Military Police

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Edward G. Robinson playing way, way against type as a mild-mannered schlub makes this little piece of WWII propaganda worth seeking out.

April 1, 2011

Allen Richards

Delightful film with an excellent Edward G Robinson performance, as always. Well written and a good story. Worth watching just to see Robinson.

December 19, 2007

James Higgins

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