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So You Want to Be a Musician

1953, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

Joe McDoakes can't find a job as a bassoonist, so he pawns his instrument.

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Released
10 January 1953
Country
United States of America
Written by
Richard L. Bare

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Watch So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952), So You Never Tell a Lie (1952), So You're Going to the Dentist (1952), and So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Next in the series: So You Want a Television Set (1953), So You Love Your Dog (1953), and So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953).

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So You Want to Be a Musician runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).

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So You Want to Be a Musician isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 January 1953. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Who directed So You Want to Be a Musician?

So You Want to Be a Musician (1953) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Maurice Cass, Chester Conklin.

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