16 May 1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
A western rodeo rider is cast in a starring role in a new Hollywood film, but his temperamental and spoiled leading lady proves difficult to tame.
So You Want to Be in Pictures
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'Hanlon Joe McDoakes / Self
Art Gilmore Narrator (voice)
Jack Carson Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
George Chandler Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Clyde Cook Actor in Army Scene (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Dick Gordon Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Jane Harker Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Robert Hutton Self (uncredited)
Joan Leslie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fredric March Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wayne Morris Self (uncredited)
Jack Mower So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)
Janis Paige Self (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan Self (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
Alexis Smith Self (uncredited)
Martha Vickers Self (uncredited)
Leo White Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)
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