So You Want to Be in Pictures
Genres
Overview
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
11 min
Release Date
1947-06-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.8
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Himself
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
George Chandler
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jane Harker
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Robert Hutton
Himself (uncredited)
Joan Leslie
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fredric March
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wayne Morris
Himself (uncredited)
Jack Mower
So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)
Janis Paige
Herself (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Himself (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
Alexis Smith
Herself (uncredited)
Martha Vickers
Herself (uncredited)
Leo White
Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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