Where to Watch Half a Hero (1953) in the US

What it's about

Audiences always roared with delight when Red Skelton went one-on-one with post-war life in The Yellow Cab Man, The Fuller Brush Man and other films. In Half a Hero, the legendary comic took on a slice of 20th-century Americana that still resonates today: the suburbs. Red plays Ben Dobson, a magazine writer whose boss approves of Ben because he lives in a cramped Manhattan apartment instead of "the slums of tomorrow": the 'burbs. So, of course, when Ben movies his family to a sprawling housing development, he struggles (hilariously_ to keep the fact a secret. Jean Hagen, a year after her iconic portrayal of the itsy-voiced screen siren in Singin' in the Rain, plays Ben's long-suffering wife, and singer Polly Bergen makes a guest appearance with a torrid nightclub-scene rendition of "Love."

Cast and crew

Director

Don Weis

Writer

Max Shulman

Starring

Red Skelton, Jean Hagen, Charles Dingle

Details

Release date

Sep 4, 1953

Language

English

Country

United States

Where to Watch Half a Hero (1953) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Half a Hero in the United States?

Half a Hero is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I stream Half a Hero or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I watch Half a Hero for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for Half a Hero in the United States.