Plot Summary

According to Doughboys in Ireland, there were those who sang their way through WW2. Radio tenor Kenny Baker plays Manhattan orchestra leading Danny O'Keefe, who is drafted into the army along with a Ritz Brothers-like quartet called The Jesters. Stationed in Ireland, Danny believes that his New York sweetheart Gloria (Lynn Merrick) has forgotten about him, thus he inaugurates a romance with Irish colleen Molly Callahan (Jeff Donnell).

Movie Details

Original Title
Doughboys in Ireland
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Kenny Baker as Danny O'Keefe

Kenny Baker

Danny O'Keefe

Jeff Donnell as Molly Callahan

Jeff Donnell

Molly Callahan

Lynn Merrick as Gloria Gold

Lynn Merrick

Gloria Gold

Guy Bonham as Chuck Mayers (as The Jesters)

Guy Bonham

Chuck Mayers (as The Jesters)

Red Latham as Corny Smith (as The Jesters)

Red Latham

Corny Smith (as The Jesters)

Walter Carlson as Tiny Johnson (as The Jesters)

Walter Carlson

Tiny Johnson (as The Jesters)

Robert Mitchum as Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)

Robert Mitchum

Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)

Production Companies

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