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So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

58% User Rating
11min
Comedy

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

Richard L. BareDirector

Cast

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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)

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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)

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Jack Wise

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

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So You Want... Collection

Includes: So You Want to Be a Detective, So You Want to Be Pretty, So You Want to Hold Your Wife, So You Want to Hold Your Husband, So You Want to Know Your Relatives, So You Want to Move, So You Want to Be a Bachelor, So You Want to Build a House, So You Want to Be on a Jury, So You Want to Be a Salesman, So You Want to Enjoy Life, So You Want to Be a Plumber, So You Want to Be in Pictures, So You Want to Give Up Smoking, So You Want to Be in Politics, So You Want to Be a Gladiator, So You Want to Be Your Own Boss, So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter, So You Want to Be a Handyman, So You Want to Play the Piano, So You Want to Be a V.P., So You Want to Wear the Pants, So You Want to Be a Muscle Man, So You Want to Get Rich Quick, So You Want to Be a Gambler, So You Want to Be an Heir, So You Want to Be a Cowboy, So You Want to Go to a Convention, So You Want to Play the Horses, So You Want to Get It Wholesale, So You Want a Model Railroad, So You Want an Apartment, So Your Wife Wants to Work, So You Want a Television Set, So You Want to Be Popular, So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck, So You Think You're Allergic, So You Think You're Not Guilty, So You Think You Can't Sleep, So You Think You Need Glasses, So You Think the Grass Is Greener, So You Want to Keep Your Hair, So You're Going to Be a Father, So You're Going to Have an Operation, So You're Going to the Dentist, So You Want to Be on the Radio, So You're Having In-Law Trouble, So You're Having Neighbor Trouble, So You Want to Throw a Party, So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger, So You Want to Buy a Used Car, So You Never Tell a Lie, So You Want to Be a Musician, So You Love Your Dog, So You Want to Go to a Nightclub, So You're Taking in a Roomer, So You Don't Trust Your Wife, So You Want to Be a Policeman