Doughboys in Ireland

""Romance to keep your heart young! Songs to put joy in your heart!""

1943 1h 1m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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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).

“"Romance to keep your heart young! Songs to put joy in your heart!"”

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Cast

Kenny Baker
Danny O'Keefe
Jeff Donnell
Molly Callahan
Lynn Merrick
Gloria Gold
Robert Mitchum
Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)
Guy Bonham
Chuck Mayers (as The Jesters)
Red Latham
Corny Smith (as The Jesters)
Walter Carlson
Tiny Johnson (as The Jesters)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lew Landers
Writers: Howard J. Green
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kenny Baker and Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""Romance to keep your heart young! Songs to put joy in your heart!"".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lew Landers directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Kenny Baker and Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: ""Romance to keep your heart young! Songs to put joy in your heart!"".
6IMDB entry: tt0035824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.