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Doughboys in Ireland
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Doughboys in Ireland

1943-10-07 · 61 min · ★ 10.0

War · Comedy · Music

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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Directors
Lew Landers
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Kenny BakerKenny BakerDanny O'Keefe
Jeff DonnellJeff DonnellMolly Callahan
Lynn MerrickLynn MerrickGloria Gold
Robert MitchumRobert MitchumErnie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)
Guy BonhamChuck Mayers (as The Jesters)
Red LathamCorny Smith (as The Jesters)
Walter CarlsonTiny Johnson (as The Jesters)

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