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

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.

1h 23m1944NRTMDb 5.7

ComedyRomanceWar

English

Crew and Cast

Sidney LanfieldSidney LanfieldDirectorPaulette GoddardPaulette GoddardJane RogersFred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayLee StevensEdward ArnoldEdward ArnoldT.J. ToddAnne RevereAnne RevereMaj. Harriet CromwellRoland YoungRoland YoungIra CromwellHillary BrookeHillary BrookeAlice ToddClarence KolbClarence KolbGlen RitchieIsabel RandolphIsabel RandolphJane RitchiePorter HallPorter HallHugo FarenhallVeda Ann BorgVeda Ann BorgPeggy FullerFrank FaylenFrank FaylenCabbieSig ArnoSig ArnoWaiterJohn HamiltonJohn HamiltonGeneralYvonne De CarloYvonne De CarloSecretaryWinifred HarrisWinifred HarrisWife of Admiral

Storyline

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.

  • Paramount Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
7 January 1944
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.7 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Sidney Lanfield
Writers
Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware, Al Martin
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English