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... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UK only | 1 Month Free Trial | 07 Mar 2018 | 4576 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 63% |  Report: Broken Link |   |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 21 Oct 2022 | 5270 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 78% | Report: Broken Link | |
| IRELAND only | 1 Month Free Trial | 06 Jul 2013 | 1451 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 87% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 22 Dec 2019 | 712 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 97% | Report: Broken Link | |
![Its HD [Half a Hero]](/images/logos/icons/itshd.png){kind=icon} | WORLDWIDE | ? | 18 Nov 2021 | 3641 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 94% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 31 May 2026 | 807 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 37% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | Free Credit | 19 Dec 2017 | 138 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 52% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 03 Mar 2016 | 138 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 21% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 27 May 2021 | 16 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 11% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 08 Oct 2015 | 105 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 25% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 20 Apr 2013 | 15 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 8% | Report: Broken Link | |
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 03 Nov 2018 | 1165 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 87% |  Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | N/A | 03 Nov 2018 | 65 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 26% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 03 Nov 2018 | 236 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 17% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 03 Nov 2018 | 5115 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 81% | Report: Broken Link | |
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 17 Sep 2023 | 271 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 92% | Report: Broken Link | |
| UK only | N/A | 17 Sep 2023 | 55 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 18% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 03 Nov 2018 | 212 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 5% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 17 Sep 2023 | 2671 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 84% | Report: Broken Link | |
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.
Leave your thoughts about Half a Hero.
