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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)

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

Himself (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)

Janis Paige

Janis Paige

Herself (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Himself (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Herself (uncredited)

Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

Herself (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Crew

Richard L. Bare

Richard L. Bare

Director

Richard L. Bare

Richard L. Bare

Screenplay

Everett Dodd

Everett Dodd

Editor

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Art Direction

Everett Alton Brown

Everett Alton Brown

Sound

Gordon Hollingshead

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Wesley Anderson

Wesley Anderson

Director of Photography

William Lava

William Lava

Music

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So You Want to Be in Pictures

19475.8 / 1011 min
Comedy

Overview

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