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So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

5.8/10(5 votes)
11m
June 7, 1947
Comedy
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Plot Summary

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

Movie Details

Original Title
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes / Self

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes / Self

Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice)

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Jack Carson as Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

Jack Carson

Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

George Chandler as Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)

George Chandler

Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)

Clyde Cook as Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Bess Flowers as Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Dick Gordon as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Jane Harker as Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Jane Harker

Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Robert Hutton as Self (uncredited)

Robert Hutton

Self (uncredited)

Joan Leslie as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joan Leslie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fredric March as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fredric March

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wayne Morris as Self (uncredited)

Wayne Morris

Self (uncredited)

Jack Mower as So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)

Jack Mower

So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)

Janis Paige as Self (uncredited)

Janis Paige

Self (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan as Self (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Self (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Alexis Smith as Self (uncredited)

Alexis Smith

Self (uncredited)

Martha Vickers as Self (uncredited)

Martha Vickers

Self (uncredited)

Leo White as Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Leo White

Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Production Companies

Richard L. Bare Productions
The Vitaphone Corporation logoThe Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures logoWarner Bros. Pictures

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