Mr. Winkle Goes to War

July. 19,1944      NR
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.

Edward G. Robinson as  Wilbert Winkle
Ruth Warrick as  Amy Winkle
Ted Donaldson as  Barry
Bob Haymes as  Jack Pettigrew
Richard Lane as  Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
Robert Armstrong as  Joe Tinker
Richard Gaines as  Ralph Westcott
Hugh Beaumont as  Range Officer
Robert Mitchum as  Corporal (uncredited)

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