Doughboys in Ireland

1943 film by Lew Landers
  • Kenny Baker
  • Jeff Donnell
  • Lynn Merrick
  • Robert Mitchum
CinematographyL. William O'ConnellEdited byMel ThorsenMusic byJohn Leipold
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 7, 1943 (1943-10-07)
Running time
61 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

A group of American troops are stationed in Ireland, where they come into conflict with the locals.

Cast

  • 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

  1. ^ Krutnik p.232

Bibliography

  • 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

  • Doughboys in Ireland at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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