So You Want to Be in Pictures
Comedy
Overview
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
Top Cast


George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Self
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Self


Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)


Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)


George Chandler
George Chandler
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
George Chandler
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)


Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook
Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)


Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)


Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)


Jane Harker
Jane Harker
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Jane Harker
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)


Robert Hutton
Robert Hutton
Self (uncredited)
Robert Hutton
Self (uncredited)
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