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Kilroy Was Here
UNITED STATES · 1947

Kilroy Was Here

Phil Karlson
identity wartime humor social awkwardness name-based comedy post-war adjustment
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Synopsis

"Kilroy Was Here" was a popular expression during World War II, but it's not much fun to John J. Kilroy, who has to try to live with all the jokes and wisecracks regarding his name.

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