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Half a Hero poster

Half a Hero

"in double trouble!"

55
Audience
1953 · 1h 11m
Comedy, Music
Starring Red Skelton · Jean Hagen · Mary Wickes
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About

A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.

Theatrical
May 11, 1953
Director
Don Weis
Writer
Max Shulman
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
suburb
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Cast

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R
Red Skelton
Ben Dobson
J
Jean Hagen
Martha Dobson
M
Mary Wickes
Mrs. Watts
F
Frank Cady
Mr. Watts
D
Dabbs Greer
George Payson
C
Charles Dingle
Mr. Bascomb
W
Willard Waterman
Charles McEstway

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