Johnny Doughboy

"JANE'S GOT A HEAVY DATE...WITH THE ARMY!"

Dec 31 1942 Approved 1h 4m
Adventure, Musical

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group of former child stars to perform in a USO show.

Plot

An arrogant young actress doesn't want to play "young" parts anymore, and runs off. The studio replaces her with the president of her fan club, who just happens to be a lookalike. Meanwhile, some other former child actors, trying to put on a show for the GIs, will be able to do it only if they can get the young actress to be in it, so they set out to persuade her to be in their show--not knowing that she's isn't who they think she is.

Written by

Lawrence Kimble, Frederick Kohner

Directed by

John H. Auer

Cast

Jane Withers, Henry Wilcoxon, Jack Boyle

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
138
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA