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  • So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
  • Approved
    Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
Approved
Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Brothers and must settle for being a stand-in.
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Director
Richard L. Bare (as Richard Bare)
Writer
Richard L. Bare (written by) (as Richard Bare)
Cinematographer
Wesley Anderson (photographed by)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Jun 7, 1947

Release date
Jun 7, 1947 (United States)

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes Joe McDoakes   See fewer
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited) Man Giving Directions (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chandler
Sammy - Assistant Director (uncredited) Sammy - Assistant Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Cook
Actor in Army Scene (uncredited) Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklyn Farnum
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited) Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited) Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Gordon
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited) Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Harker
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited) Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Hutton
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Leslie
Self - Signing Autographs (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Signing Autographs (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fredric March
Self - at Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - at Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wayne Morris
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited) So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Janis Paige
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Sanford
Anthony Anguish (uncredited) Anthony Anguish (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexis Smith
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Martha Vickers
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited) Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Wise
Autograph Seeker (uncredited) Autograph Seeker (uncredited)   See fewer
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