The Doughgirls

1944
Approved
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Irene Manning, Charles Ruggles, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in The Doughgirls (1944)

Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and when he comes back, he finds three girls in his suite. He orders Vivian to get rid of them, but they are friends of Vivian's and as time goes by, it looks more like Grand Central Station than the quiet honeymoon suite Arthur expected. As long as there is anyone else in the suite, Arthur will not stay there and there will be no honeymoon.

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While sharing a hotel suite during the World War II housing shortage in Washington, D.C., three friends discover that their respective marriages are not legally valid.While sharing a hotel suite during the World War II housing shortage in Washington, D.C., three friends discover that their respective marriages are not legally valid.While sharing a hotel suite during the World War II housing shortage in Washington, D.C., three friends discover that their respective marriages are not legally valid.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

785

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Alexis Smith who plays Nan Dillon, and Craig Stevens who plays her husband Lieutenant Tom Dillon, were married in real life.

Goofs
When Arthur throws Vivian down on the floor at the end of the film, the part of the floor she lands on can be seen to give way and spring back. It was constructed so Jane Wyman wouldn't get hurt.

Quotes
Vivian Marsden Halstead: [At door to hotel] Darling, are you gonna carry me over the threshold?
Arthur Halstead: [Arms full of luggage] I can't, baby. I've got all these other bags. C'mon.

Connections
Referenced in American Masters: Tyrus (2017)

Soundtracks
Jeepers Creepers
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Performed by Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith and Jane Wyman

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6/10

Doors-slamming farce, a late entry in the screwball sweepstakes, benefits from enjoyable over-playing...

Director James V. Kern also co-adapted this screen-translation of a once-popular play by Joseph Fields involving three would-be brides rooming together in the Honeymoon Suite of an overcrowded hotel in WWII-era Washington, D.C. They are joined by confused suitors, Eve Arden as a gregarious Russian guerrilla fighter, an amusingly out-of-it hotel staff, a blustery broadcaster, and the inimitable Charles Ruggles as the smitten boss of dotty Jane Wyman, whose heart belongs to flustered Jack Carson (who only wants to have his honeymoon!). Breathless farce came in on the tail-end of the screwball rage, but nevertheless contains several big laughs. The staginess of the material becomes overpowering before long, but the cast never runs out of energy. **1/2 from ****