So You Want to Be in Pictures
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe McDoakes / Himself
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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:
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