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So You Want to Be in Pictures
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So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947
Directed byRichard L. Bare
0h 11m

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

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George O'HanlonJoe McDoakes / SelfArt GilmoreNarrator (voice)
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Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
George ChandlerAssistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Clyde CookActor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumMan at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Dick GordonMan at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jane HarkerActress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Robert HuttonSelf (uncredited)
DETAILS
GENRES
Comedy
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.8

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