This is a somewhat confusing short to watch. This is because in this MGM short, Robert Benchley is caled 'Joe Doakes'....and it's easy to confuse this with the long-running Joe McDoakes shorts from Warner Brothers which never starred Benchley.
This story is set during WWII when foot rationing was necessary for the war effort. Joe is frustrated as he cannot get one of his favorite foods, tomatoes, so his wife suggests he grow them himself...a common thing during this era. But Joe keeps getting conflicting advice from all the 'experts'. Can he manage to grow tomatoes...or at least A tomato?
I can certainly related to this one, as I've grown vegetables over the years and sometimes getting a decent tomato crop is difficult. For this reason, I enjoyed the film much more than the usual Benchley short.
This story is set during WWII when foot rationing was necessary for the war effort. Joe is frustrated as he cannot get one of his favorite foods, tomatoes, so his wife suggests he grow them himself...a common thing during this era. But Joe keeps getting conflicting advice from all the 'experts'. Can he manage to grow tomatoes...or at least A tomato?
I can certainly related to this one, as I've grown vegetables over the years and sometimes getting a decent tomato crop is difficult. For this reason, I enjoyed the film much more than the usual Benchley short.