I Won't Play poster

Movie · 1944

I Won't Play

Released 11 November 1944 More from 1944 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In this Oscar-winning short film, a Marine, Joe Fingers, on a South Sea island during World War II, tells tales of the influence he's had on various personalities. In the words of one of his buddies, he's either the biggest liar in the world or the most important man in show business.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Robert Shayne
as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
44
Warren Douglas
as Rusty aka 'Handsome'
33
Dane Clark
as Joe Fingers
32
Janis Paige
as Kim Karol / Sally
22
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
22years between the oldest and youngest billed
44Robert Shayne — oldest on the call sheet
22Janis Paige — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast
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