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Gasoline Alley and Friends
Actors: Scotty Beckett, Jimmy Lydon, Susan Morrow, Don Beddoe, Patti Brady
Genres: Comedy, Animation

NR 2009 6hr 43min

GASOLINE ALLEY: The popular Frank O. King comic strip characters go from newspaper page to screen in this 1951 feature from legendary comedy director Edward Bernds (of Three Stooges and Bowery Boys fame). Scotty Beckett an... more »d Jimmy Lydon are Corky and Skeezix, half-brothers who find themselves in the restaurant business until complications and some family conflicts arise. AS YOU WERE: Oh, those Army daze--and nights! An infusion of WAC beauties adds to the fun when ex-G.I. "Dodo" Doubleday (William Tracy), now a hotel clerk, impresses Army brass with his memory, and considers going back into the military. But recruiting station sergeant Bill Ames (Joe Sawyer), remembering how Tracy jinxed him back in WWII days, begs him not to re-enlist! MR. WALKIE TALKIE: Joe Sawyer and William Tracy return in another wacky service comedy, Sawyer as the exasperated sergeant of a GI trainee (Tracy) who remembers everything he has ever heard. Their misadventures include reassignment to Korea, an enemy spy and the offer of a Congressional Medal of Honor for Sawyer if he can control his temper long enough to get it! CORKY OF GASOLINE ALLEY: How long can a cousin visit? That's the question for Corky (Scotty Beckett) when his wife's cousin (Gordon Jones) makes himself an unwanted houseguest, begins telling Wallet family members how to run their businesses, and blows up one of Corky's restaurant's ranges AND one of Skeezix's (Jimmy Lydon) cars! Another entertaining comedy-drama for fans of the classic Frank O. King comic strip. STOP THAT CAB: Babies and bandits spell trouble for Sid Melton, a bumbling Hollywood cabby whose night is filled with constant harassment from his wife (Iris Adrian), and whose fares include a radio quiz show contestant in search of a movie star, an expectant mother who is no longer expectant when she LEAVES his cab and a gunman! LEAVE IT TO THE MARINES: Quintessential schnook Sid Melton, looking for the license bureau so that he can marry his girl (Mara Lynn), instead stumbles upon a Marine recruiting office and ends up in uniform. Lynn reacts by joining the Women's Marine Corps. Between the two of them, they're the Howls of Montezuma and the Roars of Tripoli in this frantic service comedy. Bonus Features: Episode Selections, Lobby Card Set, Theatrical Trailer, Gasoline Alley Lobby Card Set. Product Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital; 403 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1951, 1952; SRP - $29.99.

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Actors: Scotty Beckett, Jimmy Lydon, Susan Morrow, Don Beddoe, Patti Brady
Genres: Comedy, Animation
Sub-Genres: Comedy, Animation
Studio: VCI ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD - Black and White,Widescreen
DVD Release Date: 02/24/2009
Release Year: 2009
Run Time: 6hr 43min
Screens: Black and White,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 4
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

Movie Reviews

Caught me by surprise!

midflamagi | Central Florida | 09/18/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I never really read the comic strip although I remember my dad taking about it - along with the very unusual character names. Looking back, it amazes me how influencial the early comic strips were. My dad would often call one of his grandkids a comic strip name.

If you like pleasant "older" movies that may make you giggle a little or just take you back to a time when things (and priorities) were slightly different than today, you may enjoy these. If you would like to watch a little light hearted silliness... well acted and produced...

What a bargain this VCI release is... 6 movies on 2 disks - all great transfers. There are some "extras" also..."