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Doughboys in Ireland (1943)

According to Doughboys in Ireland, there were those who sang their way through WW2. Radio tenor Kenny Baker plays Manhattan orchestra leading Danny O'Keefe, who is drafted into the army along with a Ritz Brothers-like quartet called The Jesters. Stationed in Ireland, Danny believes that his New York sweetheart Gloria (Lynn Merrick) has forgotten about him, thus he inaugurates a romance with Irish colleen Molly Callahan (Jeff Donnell).

  • War
  • Comedy
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Kenny BakerKenny BakerDanny O'Keefe
  • Photo of Jeff DonnellJeff DonnellMolly Callahan
  • Photo of Lynn MerrickLynn MerrickGloria Gold
  • Photo of Guy BonhamGuy BonhamChuck Mayers (as The Jesters)
  • Photo of Red LathamRed LathamCorny Smith (as The Jesters)
  • Photo of Walter CarlsonWalter CarlsonTiny Johnson (as The Jesters)
  • Photo of Robert MitchumRobert MitchumErnie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)

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