Doughboys in Ireland
3.2
1943
1 hr 1 min
Comedy
, Music
, War
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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- Cast：
- Kenny Baker , Jeff Donnell , Lynn Merrick , Robert Mitchum
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Reviews
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
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A Disappointing Continuation
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A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
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