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Comedy · 1947 · 11 min

So You Want to Be in Pictures.

Comedy

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

Director: Richard L. Bare

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George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes / Self

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Jack Carson

Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

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Richard L. Bare Productions The Vitaphone Corporation

The Vitaphone Corporation

The Vitaphone Corporation Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Country

🇺🇸United States of America

Languages

English

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🇺🇸Estados UnidosJun 7, 1947

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IMDb

6.6 /10

246 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

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TMDB

5.8 /10

6 votes

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Weighted average

6.2/10

IMDb6.6
TMDB5.8