Johnny Doughboy (1942)
1h 3m
Running Time
December 31, 1942Release Date
Johnny Doughboy (1942)
1h 3m
Running Time
December 31, 1942Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Jane Withers
Ann Winters / Penelope Ryan
Henry Wilcoxon
Oliver Lawrence
Jack Boyle
Johnny Kelly
William Demarest
Harry Fabian
Etta McDaniel
Mammy
John H. Auer
Director
Lawrence Kimble
Writer
Joline Westbrook
Jennifer Lawrence
Frederick Kohner
Writer
Bobby Breen
Bobby Breen
John Alton
Cinematographer
Baby Sandy
Baby Sandy
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Wallace Grissell
Editor
George McFarland
Spanky McFarland
Ruth Donnelly
Biggy Biggsworth
Patrick Brook
Johnny Kelly
Billy Lenhart
Butch
Kenneth Brown
Buddy
Cora Sue Collins
Cora Sue Collins
Robert Coogan
Robert Coogan
Grace Costello
Grace Costello
Karl Kiffe
Karl Kiffe
Jackie Brown
Newsboy
Arthur Q. Bryan
Irish Mayor
Marietta Canty
Sweetheart
Joe Conti
Joe
Douglas Cooper
Newsboy
Herbert Evans
Butler
Beverly Hudson
Beverly
Dickie Humphreys
Dickie
Marilyn Kay
Sweetheart
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Johnny Doughboy is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fan who is persuaded by a group of "has-been" child stars to perform with them in a U.S. troop show. The film features cameos by ex-child stars Bobby Breen, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" McFarland, Baby Sandy, and others. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.