So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
Top billed cast
George O'HanlonJoe McDoakes / Self
Art GilmoreNarrator (voice)
Jack CarsonMan Giving Directions (uncredited)
George ChandlerAssistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Clyde CookActor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumMan at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)- Dick GordonMan at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jane HarkerActress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Robert HuttonSelf (uncredited)
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