Johnny Doughboy

Name: Johnny Doughboy
Released: 1942
Rating: 54.47
Cast: William Demarest, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Ruth Donnelly, Henry Wilcoxon

1942

Musical

Adventure

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.

Directed by:

John H. Auer

Written by:

Frederick Kohner Lawrence Kimble

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Starring:

William Demarest

Jane Withers

Henry Wilcoxon

Ruth Donnelly Cora Sue Collins Robert Coogan $George \$ George 'Spanky' McFarland

Etta McDaniel $Carl \$ Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Bobby Breen Patrick Brook

Marietta Canty

Genres:

Musical, Adventure

Country:

USA

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1942

Musical

Adventure

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Rated 29 Apr 2020

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Rated 05 Apr 2018

Oscar nominated for it's music, Johnny Doughboy (1942) was also Jane Withers's first film for Republic Pictures and was successful in graduating Jane Withers from those awkward teen pictures 20th Century Fox had her doing. The film also becomes sort of a tribute to other struggling child actors, playing themselves, trying to get work. Those include Alfaalfa, Spanky, Bobby Breen, Robert Coogan and more. The film is a little simplistic, but enjoyable for the ideas it had.

Rated 05 Apr 2018

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