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Jul 19, 1944
80 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Comedy War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Columbia Pictures

Edward G. Robinson

Wilbert Winkle

Ruth Warrick

Amy Winkle

Ted Donaldson

Barry

Bob Haymes

Jack Pettigrew

Richard Lane

Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski

Robert Armstrong

Joe Tinker

Richard Gaines

Ralph Westcott

Hugh Beaumont

Range Officer

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