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A 10-minute marriage where asking about insurance becomes a death sentence. Paranoia, served cold.
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So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)

micro-chaosdomestic noir1950s snark

Overview

Comedy

When his wife Alice questions Joe as to whether his insurance policy is paid up, he begins to see a plot to murder him in everything she does.

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Content warning
husband wife relationshipmurder plotsuspicion of murdersuspicious behaviorwrongful suspicion

Standout Aspects

Acting

O'Hanlon's escalating panic in under ten minutes.

Direction

Bare packs a feature's worth of suspicion into one reel.

Writing

Every mundane question becomes a threat.

Best for:Background: Perfect coffee-break chaos while pretending to work.·Friends: Show your married friends what they're in for.·Rewatch: Catch every suspicious glance you missed.
Richard L. Bare

Director

Richard L. Bare

ReleasedJan 29, 1955
Runtime10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Richard L. Bare Productions

Top Cast

George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes

Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Warner Bros.' long-running 'Joe McDoakes' shorts, this 1955 installment satirizes postwar suburban anxiety and the era's obsession with life insurance.

Trivia

Richard L. Bare directed over 100 Joe McDoakes shorts; this paranoia-comedy formula later influenced sitcoms like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

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