03 May 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
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 / Himself
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 Himself (uncredited)
Joan Leslie Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fredric March Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wayne Morris Himself (uncredited)
Jack Mower So You Want to Hold Your Wife Director (uncredited)
Janis Paige Herself (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan Himself (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
Alexis Smith Herself (uncredited)
Martha Vickers Herself (uncredited)
Leo White Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)
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