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* TitleDrop: The first line, from the narrator, is "So you want to be in pictures, do you?"
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* TheCameo: In addition to Jack Carson and George O'Hanlon with speaking roles as themselves, non-speaking cameos go to Warner Brothers stars Janis Paige, Alexis Smith, Wayne Morris, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, and believe it or not, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. (The narrator pronounces his name "Reegan".)
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* TheCameo: In addition to Jack Carson and George O'Hanlon with speaking roles as themselves, non-speaking cameos go to Warner Brothers stars Janis Paige, Alexis Smith, Creator/JanisPaige, Creator/AlexisSmith, Wayne Morris, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, and believe it or not, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. (The narrator pronounces his name "Reegan".)
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: It can't be a coincidence that the ridiculous British PrimaDonnaDirector, "Anthony Anguish", has a name that's pretty darn close to that of actual British film director Anthony Asquith.
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* TheJoyOfX: This film series is probably the originator of the "So You Want..." standard title.
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* WordSchmord: Perpetually cranky director Anthony Anguish has a habit of talking like this. When Sammy the production assistant says they have to finish the scene, Anguish shouts "Finish, schminish!"
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* WordSchmord: Perpetually cranky director Anthony Anguish has a habit of talking like this. When Sammy the production assistant says they have to finish the scene, Anguish shouts "Finish, schminish!"schminish!"
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''So You Want to Be in Pictures'' is a 1947 short film (11 minutes) directed by Richard Bare.
It is an installment in the long-running short film series usually called either ''So You Want...'' or "Joe [=McDoakes=]" for the main character. In this short, bumbling goof Joe [=McDoakes=] (played by George O'Hanlon, who later voiced George Jetson in ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'') is trying to make it in the movies. After listening to a self-help record that teaches him impressions, Joe gets a call from the studio, which wants to use him in a bit part. Joe is cast as a messenger in a war movie, but horribly botches it. He's still in luck, though, as he gets hired to be a stand-in for...George O'Hanlon, who is shooting a "Joe [=McDoakes=]" short film.
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!!Tropes:
* AlliterativeName: The PrimaDonnaDirector that Joe irritates is named "Anthony Anguish."
* AsHimself: Besides all the cameos, veteran character actor Jack Carson appears as himself in a scene where he proves totally unable to give Joe directions. Also, in addition to playing Joe, George O'Hanlon appears as himself, filming a Joe [=McDoakes=] short.
* AsideGlance: After the man next to George O'Hanlon comments on how much Joe [=McDoakes=] resembles him, O'Hanlon denies it, saying "He's a lot older than I am." Then O'Hanlon gives an embarrassed look right at the camera.
* TheCameo: In addition to Jack Carson and George O'Hanlon with speaking roles as themselves, non-speaking cameos go to Warner Brothers stars Janis Paige, Alexis Smith, Wayne Morris, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, and believe it or not, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. (The narrator pronounces his name "Reegan".)
* CelebrityParadox: Joe [=McDoakes=] is a stand-in for George O'Hanlon, who is playing Joe [=McDoakes=]. Is Warner Brothers really making a short film series starring a random extra? Or has the character of Joe [=McDoakes=] come to life in the real world ''Film/LastActionHero'' style?
* HighClassGlass: The guy playing the way over-the-top StiffUpperLip British officer in the World War I film has one of these to complete the package of upper-class British stuffiness.
* IdenticalStranger: Appropriately enough, Joe [=McDoakes=] looks identical to George O'Hanlon, although O'Hanlon denies it.
* {{Narrator}}: As usual, a narrator gives drolly humorous commentary on Joe's misadventures.
* PieInTheFace: Joe's part as a stand-in for George O'Hanlon involves him taking a pie in the face. The short ends with Joe casting a mournful, pie-covered look at the camera.
* ShoutOut: The record Joe listens to teaches him to do impressions of Creator/CharlesBoyer and Creator/RonaldColman. Later, he botches his bit part in the World War I movie when he insists on doing those impressions in-character.
* ShowWithinAShow: A fictional World War I film that has Joe in a bit part. Also, Joe appears as a stand-in for George O'Hanlon in ''So You Want to Hold Your Wife'', which was a real Joe [=McDoakes=] short.
* StockFootage: Of a Hollywood movie premiere.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Joe puts on a record of a self-help acting lesson. As Joe is practicing the impressions that are part of that particular lesson, the phone rings. The record player then says "Uh oh, there's the telephone!"
* VerbalIrony: Director Anthony Anguish, in a towering rage after seeing Joe's terrible scene in his movie, yells "It's just a good thing for him that he's not here now!" Pan down to George, hiding behind a row of seats in the screening room.
* WordSchmord: Perpetually cranky director Anthony Anguish has a habit of talking like this. When Sammy the production assistant says they have to finish the scene, Anguish shouts "Finish, schminish!"
It is an installment in the long-running short film series usually called either ''So You Want...'' or "Joe [=McDoakes=]" for the main character. In this short, bumbling goof Joe [=McDoakes=] (played by George O'Hanlon, who later voiced George Jetson in ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'') is trying to make it in the movies. After listening to a self-help record that teaches him impressions, Joe gets a call from the studio, which wants to use him in a bit part. Joe is cast as a messenger in a war movie, but horribly botches it. He's still in luck, though, as he gets hired to be a stand-in for...George O'Hanlon, who is shooting a "Joe [=McDoakes=]" short film.
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!!Tropes:
* AlliterativeName: The PrimaDonnaDirector that Joe irritates is named "Anthony Anguish."
* AsHimself: Besides all the cameos, veteran character actor Jack Carson appears as himself in a scene where he proves totally unable to give Joe directions. Also, in addition to playing Joe, George O'Hanlon appears as himself, filming a Joe [=McDoakes=] short.
* AsideGlance: After the man next to George O'Hanlon comments on how much Joe [=McDoakes=] resembles him, O'Hanlon denies it, saying "He's a lot older than I am." Then O'Hanlon gives an embarrassed look right at the camera.
* TheCameo: In addition to Jack Carson and George O'Hanlon with speaking roles as themselves, non-speaking cameos go to Warner Brothers stars Janis Paige, Alexis Smith, Wayne Morris, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, and believe it or not, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. (The narrator pronounces his name "Reegan".)
* CelebrityParadox: Joe [=McDoakes=] is a stand-in for George O'Hanlon, who is playing Joe [=McDoakes=]. Is Warner Brothers really making a short film series starring a random extra? Or has the character of Joe [=McDoakes=] come to life in the real world ''Film/LastActionHero'' style?
* HighClassGlass: The guy playing the way over-the-top StiffUpperLip British officer in the World War I film has one of these to complete the package of upper-class British stuffiness.
* IdenticalStranger: Appropriately enough, Joe [=McDoakes=] looks identical to George O'Hanlon, although O'Hanlon denies it.
* {{Narrator}}: As usual, a narrator gives drolly humorous commentary on Joe's misadventures.
* PieInTheFace: Joe's part as a stand-in for George O'Hanlon involves him taking a pie in the face. The short ends with Joe casting a mournful, pie-covered look at the camera.
* ShoutOut: The record Joe listens to teaches him to do impressions of Creator/CharlesBoyer and Creator/RonaldColman. Later, he botches his bit part in the World War I movie when he insists on doing those impressions in-character.
* ShowWithinAShow: A fictional World War I film that has Joe in a bit part. Also, Joe appears as a stand-in for George O'Hanlon in ''So You Want to Hold Your Wife'', which was a real Joe [=McDoakes=] short.
* StockFootage: Of a Hollywood movie premiere.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Joe puts on a record of a self-help acting lesson. As Joe is practicing the impressions that are part of that particular lesson, the phone rings. The record player then says "Uh oh, there's the telephone!"
* VerbalIrony: Director Anthony Anguish, in a towering rage after seeing Joe's terrible scene in his movie, yells "It's just a good thing for him that he's not here now!" Pan down to George, hiding behind a row of seats in the screening room.
* WordSchmord: Perpetually cranky director Anthony Anguish has a habit of talking like this. When Sammy the production assistant says they have to finish the scene, Anguish shouts "Finish, schminish!"
