Johnny Doughboy (1943)
With Jane Withers, Henry Wilcoxon, William Demarest, Ruth Donnelly, Etta McDaniel, Carl Switzer, Bobby Breen
Directed by John H. Auer
Johnny Doughboy is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fan who is persuaded by a group of "has-been" child stars to perform with them in a U.S. troop show. The film features cameos by ex-child stars Bobby Breen, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" McFarland, Baby Sandy, and others. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
▶ Watch Johnny DoughboySaved films live in this browser, no account needed. See your list.
Also filed under
More from GOLDEN AGE
![[Let's Play]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dm:xczspi/hqdefault.jpg)
More from the 1940s
FAQ
Where can I watch Johnny Doughboy for free?
Johnny Doughboy streams free on MOVIE REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 1h 03m of it.
What year is Johnny Doughboy from?
Johnny Doughboy dates from 1943, directed by John H. Auer. On MOVIE REWIND it plays on the GOLDEN AGE channel.
Is Johnny Doughboy in the public domain?
MOVIE REWIND indexes films that are in the public domain or made freely available on YouTube by their rights holders. Every title is health-checked, so if a copy is pulled it drops out of the rotation.
MOVIE REWIND is free and always will be: no ads, no account, no algorithm. It is kept running by one person, and the catalogue and all of its metadata are given away under CC0. If it showed you something worth watching, you can chip in.
Buy the archivist a coffee