Movies by Emory Parnell
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left.
Little Iodine
Little Iodine does her best to break up the marriage of her parents, ruin a romance and cost her father his job.
So You Never Tell a Lie
When a watch intended for a contest winner at the office gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe McDoakes purchased for his wife, Joe once again finds himself on the short end.
The Crime Doctor's Courage
A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.
Tiny Troubles
Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.
So You Want to Wear the Pants
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Joe McDoakes' wife Alice wants to return to work to add income to the household. Joe would rather she stay at home to tend to domestic duties. When Alice threatens to return to her old job, a reluctant Joe agrees to her request to get her a job at his office. How will this work out?
Mama Loves Papa
A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
Stork Bites Man
A man engages in a boycott of a no children allowed apartment house, with the help of an imaginary stock and a large department store, after his wife become pregnant and they are evicted.
One Hour To Live
Gangsters and police cross each other, including murder, in an attempt to cover up crimes.
Sued for Libel
A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.
Queen of Burlesque
Various performers and backstage crew come under suspicion when a dancer is found murdered at a burlesque theatre.
My True Story
Ann Martin is serving time as a jewel thief. Paroled and determined to stay clean, she quickly finds out that her freedom was bought by an old, vicious boss that has picked her for a job.
Fort Vengeance
Two brothers flee America and join the Canadian North West Mounted Police. One brother is good, the other bad, both men on a collision course just as trouble starts to brew with the Indians.
Strike It Rich
When not drinking and fighting, three wildcatters in search of a gusher are enthusiastically drilling for black gold. The trouble begins when one of them grows dissatisfied with their lifestyle and quits so he can be with his new wife. Unfortunately for him, soon after he leaves, the other two find their gusher and become filthy rich. The impoverished quitter is envious and begins looking for an obscure law that will force his pals to share.
The McGurk Way
At the dedication of a new road sign, Dan McGurk tells the story of his forebears and how they helped transform rutted dirt roads into the modern highways of today. He speaks of the benefits of the trucking industry and how it depends on the nation's roadways, and he rails against regulations that make the industry less efficient and profitable. After recounting the amounts the trucking industry pays in taxes, he watches the unveiling of the sign naming the highway The McGurk Way.
Abie's Irish Rose
Cultures clash when a Jewish boy wants to marry an Irish girl.
Triple Trouble
Leon Errol wants to retain his secretary; complications ensue.
Alaska Patrol
Spotted after he microfilms secret U.S. Navy documents, foreign agent Rattick is killed when he tries to make a getaway. Naval Intelligence officer Captain Wright and Operative Dale are assigned to investigate and determine who is behind the spy syndicate for which Rattick worked. They bring in the services of Agent Tom Norman, who bears a strong resemblance to Rattick.
Rose of the Yukon
Major Geoffrey Barnett, U. S. Army Intelligence Service, is sent to Alaska, to apprehend a deserter, Tom Clark, who was presumed to be dead as a member of a small force wiped out on Attu in World War II. With the aid of Rose Flambeau, he finds evidence that the now-prosperous Clark killed his own comrades to prevent their reporting of a deposit of uranium, which he is now mining with the intention of selling to a foreign power.