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Mr. Winkle Goes to War is a american film of genre War directed by Alfred E. Green released in USA on 19 july 1944 with Edward G. Robinson

Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
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Released in USA 19 july 1944
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres War,    Comedy
Rating65% 3.2919253.2919253.2919253.2919253.291925

Mr. Winkle Goes to War is a 1944 war comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Warrick, based on a novel by Theodore Pratt.

Synopsis

On June 1, 1942, after fourteen years, mild-mannered 44-year-old Wilbert G. Winkle (Edward G. Robinson) quits his boring bank job to follow his dream, to open a repair shop. Everyone is shocked, particularly his status-conscious wife Amy (Ruth Warrick), who demands he chose between her and his new career. The only exception is Barry (Ted Donaldson), a young orphan Mr. Winkle has befriended.

Actors

Edward G. Robinson

(Wilbert Winkle)Ruth Warrick

(Amy Winkle)Bob Haymes

(Jack Pettigrew)Ted Donaldson

(Barry)Robert Armstrong

(Joe Tinker)
And :
Hugh Beaumont
Robert Mitchum
Richard Lane
Richard Gaines
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