Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
1h 1m
Running Time
October 7, 1943Release Date
Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
1h 1m
Running Time
October 7, 1943Release Date
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Plot.
According to Doughboys in Ireland, there were those who sang their way through WW2. Radio tenor Kenny Baker plays Manhattan orchestra leading Danny O'Keefe, who is drafted into the army along with a Ritz Brothers-like quartet called The Jesters. Stationed in Ireland, Danny believes that his New York sweetheart Gloria (Lynn Merrick) has forgotten about him, thus he inaugurates a romance with Irish colleen Molly Callahan (Jeff Donnell).
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Release DateOctober 7, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 1m
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Doughboys in Ireland is a 1943 American musical war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick. The film offered an early role for future star Robert Mitchum, who appeared in many films that year. A group of American troops are stationed in Ireland, where they come into conflict with the locals.