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So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · 11m
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
5.8
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6 votes
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20 credited
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Self
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Jack Carson
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
George Chandler
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
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