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SO YOU WANT TO BUY A USED CAR

(orig. released July 28, 1951)

Joe's wife nags him to buy a new car. But he has only $500 to spare, so he heads for Cagey's Used Car Lot.

Joe McDoakes and a used-car salesman -- hoo, brother! You can see where this is going almost as quickly as the guys at the used-car lot can. That said, it's still a hilarious outing, with McDoakes veteran Ted Stanhope playing it up big as the guy who's determined to sell Joe a lemon. Some of the gags (like the cars themselves) are as old as the hills. But when you see the salesman go to a slot marked "Contracts" and roll out Joe's paperwork from it like it's a sheet of toilet paper...well, either you love this short or you don't. Count me in.

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