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Release Year1936
Runtime1h 03m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Romance
Votes1
DirectorLewis D. Collins
WritersKaren DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDoughnuts and Society
About Doughnuts and Society
Kate Flannagan and Belle Dugan operate a downtown coffee shop and, while dispensing their locally-famous doughnuts, engage in their favorite pastime, friendly quarreling between themselves. This changes when Belle suddenly becomes heir to a small fortune which allows her to crash high-society and make her daughter,Joan, a débutante. This creates a rift between the two former partners, with the result that the proud Kate refuses to accept her friend's good fortune nor allow her son, Jerry, who is in love with Joan, to do so.
Directed by Lewis D. Collins, Doughnuts and Society leans on a strong ensemble — Louise Fazenda, Maude Eburne, Ann Rutherford — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1936.
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