Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.
Top billed cast
Edward G. RobinsonWilbert Winkle
Ruth WarrickAmy Winkle
Ted DonaldsonBarry
Bob HaymesJack Pettigrew
Richard LaneSgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
Robert ArmstrongJoe Tinker
Richard GainesRalph Westcott
Hugh BeaumontRange Officer
Robert MitchumCorporal (uncredited)
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