CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 1h 23m · NR
Standing Room Only

What a Girl Will Do to Get a Bed in Washington!

57%(3)IMDbComedyRomanceWar

During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the housing shortage, are unable to find hotel rooms. In desperation, they pretend to be married and hire themselves out as a butler and maid in order to secure lodgings. Comedy.

Directed bySidney Lanfield

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
January 7, 1944
Studios
Paramount Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Jane Rogers

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Lee Stevens

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

T.J. Todd

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

Maj. Harriet Cromwell

Roland Young

Roland Young

Ira Cromwell

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Alice Todd

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Glen Ritchie

Isabel Randolph

Isabel Randolph

Jane Ritchie

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Hugo Farenhall

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Peggy Fuller

Creative team
Directed by
Sidney Lanfield
Sidney Lanfield
Written by
Darrell Ware
Karl Tunberg
Karl Tunberg

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