Behind the 8-Ball, Volume 1: Comedy Classics Collectio - DVD

Everyman Joe McDoakes teaches Americans how to succeed without trying in this popular series of short subjects shown in theaters from 1942 to 1956. McDoakes (his name a play on 1940s slang for the average man, "Joe Doakes") instructs the audience in everything from giving up smoking to preventing hair loss. The first entry, So You Want to Give Up Smoking , was made by director Richard Bare to teach his students at the University of Sout