DOUGHNUTS AND SOCIETY (1936) Louise Fazenda, Maude Eburne & Ann Rutherford | Comedy, Romance | B&W

Doughnuts and Society is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Karen DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald, Matt Brooks and Gertrude Orr. The film stars Louise Fazenda, Maude Eburne, Ann Rutherford, Edward Nugent, Hedda Hopper and Franklin Pangborn. The film was released on March 27, 1936, by Republic Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Two women, partners in a doughnut shop, learn that their children have fallen in love with each other. But when each mother individually comes into a fortune, each insists that her child marry into high society.

Kate Flannagan (Louise Fazenda) and Belle Dugan (Maude Eburne)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.

CAST & CREW
Louise Fazenda as Kate Flannagan
Maude Eburne as Belle Dugan
Ann Rutherford as Joan Dugan
Edward Nugent as Jerry Flannagan
Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Murray Hill
Franklin Pangborn as Benson
Rafael Storm as Ivan Petroff
Harold Minjir as Hoyt
Olaf Hytten as Wellington
Robert Light as Bill
Isabelle Keith as Miss Bradley
Smiley Burnette as Mover #2

Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Screenplay by Karen DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald, Matt Brooks, Gertrude Orr, Story by Karen DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald
Cinematography William Nobles
Edited by Arthur A. Brooks
Production company Mascot Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date March 27, 1936
Running time 63 minutes
Country United States
Language English