So You Want to Be in Pictures
6.6
7 votes
June 7, 1947
11m
Comedy
Overview
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
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Cast
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Self
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)D
Dick Gordon
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jane Harker
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Robert Hutton
Self (uncredited)
Joan Leslie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fredric March
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wayne Morris
Self (uncredited)
Jack Mower
So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)
Janis Paige
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