Johnny Doughboy
US (1942): Musical/Comedy
Jane Withers, herself making the Shirley Temple transition from child star to adult star (which she would be unsuccessful at), plays Ann Winters, a spoiled young actress who balks at continuing to play adolescents. She runs away and is replaced by contest look-alike Penelope Ryan (also played by Withers) who is the president of the Winters fan club. A group of has-been child stars, including Bobby Breen, Alfalfa Switzer and Spanky McFarland, come to Ann Winters because they can't get backing to put on a show for our GIs. With her name they can. Penelope can't accept because she's not Anne and the kids are disappointed. It takes Penelope going to the real Anne and making her aware of the situation for her to change her aloof and dismissive spoiled attitude and become "just one of the gang" to decide to star in the show and thus save the day. John H. Auer directs this Republic release. With Henry Wilcoxon, Williams Demarest, Ruth Donnelly and Etta McDaniel. (Arne Andersen, IMDb)
1 nomination
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1942: Walter Scharf