Movie: So You Want to Be in Pictures

Top 10 Billed Cast

George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes / Himself

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Jack Carson
Jack Carson

Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

George Chandler
George Chandler

Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)

Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook

Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon

Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Jane Harker
Jane Harker

Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Robert Hutton
Robert Hutton

Himself (uncredited)

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  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    1947-06-07

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    English
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