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Eroe a metà

Titolo originale: Half a Hero
  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 11min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
5,6/10
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Jean Hagen and Red Skelton in Eroe a metà (1953)
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Comedy

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaMagazine writer copes with modern life in the suburbs, stressing about the expenses. Then his editor assigns an article calling the suburbs the slums of tomorrow. His research yields interes... Leggi tuttoMagazine writer copes with modern life in the suburbs, stressing about the expenses. Then his editor assigns an article calling the suburbs the slums of tomorrow. His research yields interesting conclusions.Magazine writer copes with modern life in the suburbs, stressing about the expenses. Then his editor assigns an article calling the suburbs the slums of tomorrow. His research yields interesting conclusions.

  • Regia
    • Don Weis
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Max Shulman
  • Star
    • Red Skelton
    • Jean Hagen
    • Charles Dingle
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    5,6/10
    286
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      • Don Weis
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Max Shulman
    • Star
      • Red Skelton
      • Jean Hagen
      • Charles Dingle
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    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • Ben Dobson
    Jean Hagen
    Jean Hagen
    • Martha Dobson
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Mr. Bascomb
    Willard Waterman
    Willard Waterman
    • Charles McEstway
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mrs. Watts
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • Mr. Watts
    Hugh Corcoran
    • Pete Dobson
    Dorothy Patrick
    Dorothy Patrick
    • Edna Radwell
    King Donovan
    King Donovan
    • Sam Radwell
    Billie Bird
    Billie Bird
    • Ernestine
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • George Payson
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Welcomer
    Polly Bergen
    Polly Bergen
    • Polly Bergen
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Office Worker
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    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Chambermaid
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    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Nightclub Patron
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    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
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    Steve Carruthers
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    6SnoopyStyle

    Red and wife issues

    Ben Dobson (Red Skelton) gets a job at a popular national magazine. He is a little disappointed to be only rewriting other people's work. His wife Martha (Jean Hagen) takes the opportunity to argue for a baby. She claims that it's going to save them money. It is the start of their family life and his professional journey over many years.

    There is some minor humor going on here from time to time. I am surprised with the darker relationship dabbling in a 50's family comedy. I am often taken by my preconceived notions. My big issue is that I don't like Martha and the couple has little chemistry. Maybe we need to see their meet-cute. Anyways, I like Red and that keeps me engaged.
    6rsgallo

    It was good to see Red Skelton

    Half A Hero was a cute bit of fluff. It was a cute story, with the main interest watching Red Skelton perform. He is a real doll to watch. I could relate to his struggles. It was funny, clever, very much the same things we struggle with currently. Tho' I disagreed with his decisions. It was pleasant, but mainly I just enjoyed seeing Red. He is one of the greats that is gone from this world forever, to a much better place I pray.
    3moonspinner55

    Only for Red Skelton-devotees...

    Trite sitcom from director Don Weis and writer Max Schulman has Red Skelton cast as a harried husband and father over-his-head in trouble after his caustic spouse convinces him to move the family from New York City to the suburbs. As Skelton's wife, miscast Jean Hagen is all wrong for this scenario (she's so brittle, she makes poor Red look hen-pecked, deadly in a family comedy). Supporting cast (including Mary Wickes, Billie Bird, and Polly Bergen playing herself) is much more at ease with this kind of silly material; though, unfortunately, star Skelton isn't given very much to do. Extremely minor fare. *1/2 from ****
    5racliff

    Check out the Post-War view of Marriage

    I saw this movie many years ago, but couldn't remember anything about it. Watching it again, I think I know why. "Half a Hero" is probably enjoyed better as a drama or a view of the world at a certain point in time. Watching Red Skelton is always enjoyable, but wanting this movie to be a comedy can make the viewing almost painful.

    Men working hard is great and women wanting to make house & home is wonderful -- whether it's today or 60 years ago. The pain for me surfaces when this couple are at odds during their financial difficulties, bringing up talks that should precede marriage and not deferred until after getting a mortgage.

    So if you approach this movie from a non-comedy perspective, I think you will enjoy it. Skelton's performance is almost as good as in _The Clown (1953)_ (qv). Jean Hagen demonstrates a wonderful difference from _Singin' in the Rain (1952)_ (qv) where everyone remembers "Lina Lamont". Single scene participants of 'Kathleen Freeman (I)' (qv) and 'Mary Wickes' (qv) made me smile.

    This production made a profit when it was released and then quietly disappeared. If you can find a copy of it, Skelton fans should definitely watch it. Maybe young people getting ready for marriage can learn one or two things as well.
    8planktonrules

    Less a comedy and more social commentary about the post-war era.

    Ben Dobson (Red Skelton) is a newly wed who just got a job working for a very old fashioned and frugal boss. The boss values thrift and expects Ben to do the same. Unfortunately, Ben's wife, Martha (Jean Hagen) is NOT so inclined. She is like many folks in the post-war era...she wants it all. She wants a big house in the country, a car, a television and all the stuff that comes with it. As for Ben, you don't really know how he stands on any of this as he's henpecked and Martha makes all the decisions for them. Eventually, he finally let's it out....they can barely afford this life she's chosen and he thinks they need to move back to the city. Of courses, Martha ignores him and insists they continue living outside their means.

    As for the frugal boss, he doesn't know that Ben's moved to the suburbs and thinks he still lives in the small New York City apartment he was in at the beginning of the film. This leads to a hilarious scene where he takes the boss 'home'....sneaking into his old apartment and pretending the little girl there is his kid...yet, she inexplicably only speaks French!!

    Soon the boss commissions Ben to write an article about life in suburbia...and he wants the article to talk about how folks are over- extending themselves and cannot afford this extravagant lifestyle. Ben decides to do it, after all it IS his job, but doesn't tell his wife about it....and when she learns, she is furious with him. What's next? See the film.

    This is a comedy but I found myself only laughing a bit. Mostly, I found myself wanting to throttle Martha...and fortunately my wife also was watching the movie and agreed with me. She didn't seem to love Ben during most of the movie...just what he could buy for her. Because of this, the film has a very dark undertone and is quite the morality tale about the post-war acquisitiveness that infected many in the States. Now this is NOT a complaint...I actually like that the film was less comedy and more morality tale. It gave the film some depth you rarely see in a Skelton picture.

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      Red Skelton, ending his association with MGM, which had begun with Ritorna se mi ami (1940), starred in two films in a row which did not garner contemporary New York Times reviews: this movie, followed by The Great Diamond Robbery (1954).
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      The boom mic shadow zips across the wall to the left of the curtain (4:03).
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      References Lo strano Mr. Jones (1948)
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      My Blue Heaven
      Music by Walter Donaldson

      Lyrics by George Whiting

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    • Data di uscita
      • 4 settembre 1953 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, Stati Uniti(Studio)
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      • Black and White
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