Doughboys in Ireland explained

Doughboys in Ireland
Director:	Lew Landers
Producer:	Jack Fier
Cinematography:	L. William O'Connell
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	61 minutes
Country:	United States

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

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.

Notes and References

1. Krutnik p.232