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So You Want to Be in Pictures

Directed by Richard L. Bare

Comedy

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

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George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes / Self

Narrator (voice)

Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

George Chandler

Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)

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Richard L. Bare

Screenplay

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Wesley Anderson

Director of Photography

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What is So You Want to Be in Pictures about?

So You Want to Be in Pictures is about aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

Who directed So You Want to Be in Pictures?

Richard L. Bare directed So You Want to Be in Pictures.

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