Doughboys in Ireland
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1943 film by Lew Landers
For other uses, see Doughboy (disambiguation).
| Doughboys in Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Written by | Howard J. Green Monte Brice |
| Produced by | Jack Fier |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Mel Thorsen |
| Music by | John Leipold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doughboys in Ireland is a 1943 American musical war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick.[1] The film offered an early role for future star Robert Mitchum, who appeared in many films that year.
Plot
[edit ]A group of American troops are stationed in Ireland, where they come into conflict with the locals.
Cast
[edit ]- Kenny Baker as Danny O'Keefe
- Jeff Donnell as Molly Callahan
- Lynn Merrick as Gloria Gold
- Robert Mitchum as Ernie Jones
- George Tyne as Jimmy Martin
- Harry Shannon as Michael Callahan
- Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Callahan
- Larry Thompson as Captain
- Syd Saylor as Sergeant
- Herbert Rawlinson as Larry Hunt
- Neil Reagan as Medical Captain
- The Jesters as Singing Group
References
[edit ]- ^ Krutnik p.232
Bibliography
[edit ]- Biskupski, M.B.B. Hollywood's War with Poland, 1939-1945. University Press of Kentucky, 2011.
- Krutnik, Frank. In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity. Routledge, 2006.
External links
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Categories:
- 1943 films
- American musical comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- 1943 musical comedy films
- Films directed by Lew Landers
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films scored by John Leipold
- Films set in Ireland
- World War II films made in wartime
- 1940s English-language films
- English-language musical comedy films
- Musical comedy film stubs