Doughboys in Ireland

Name: Doughboys in Ireland
Director: Lew Landers
Genre: War, Comedy, Music
Released: 1943-10-07
Duration: 61 min
Cast: Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell, Lynn Merrick, Robert Mitchum, Guy Bonham

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1943 · 61 min · War · Comedy · Music · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

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).

Directed by Lew Landers

Cast

Kenny Baker — Danny O'Keefe
Jeff Donnell — Molly Callahan
Lynn Merrick — Gloria Gold
Robert Mitchum — Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)
Guy Bonham — Chuck Mayers (as The Jesters)