Standing Room Only (1944)
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- Approved
- 1h 23min
- Comedy, Romance
- 07 Jan 1944 (USA)
- Movie
During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. Not thinking it through, Jane cancels their hotel reservations when she feels the accommodations are...
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| Paulette Goddard | ... |
Jane Rogers
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| Fred MacMurray | ... |
Lee Stevens
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| Edward Arnold | ... |
T. J. Todd
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| Hillary Brooke | ... |
Alice Todd
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| Roland Young | ... |
Ira Cromwell
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| Anne Revere | ... |
Major Harriet Cromwell
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| Clarence Kolb | ... |
Glen Ritchie
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| Isabel Randolph | ... |
Jane Ritchie
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| Porter Hall | ... |
Hugo Farenhall
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| Marie McDonald | ... |
Opal
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| Josephine Whittell | ... |
Miss Becker
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| Veda Ann Borg | ... |
Peggy Fuller
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| Sig Arno | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Georgia Backus | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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Elvira Curci | ... |
Wife of Bey (uncredited)
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| Mary Currier | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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Boyd Davis | ... |
Admiral (uncredited)
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| Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Eddie Dunn | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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| Frank Faylen | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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| Roy Gordon | ... |
Commander (uncredited)
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| Rita Gould | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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Ethyl May Halls | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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| John Hamilton | ... |
General (uncredited)
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| Grayce Hampton | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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| Marilyn Harris | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Winifred Harris | ... |
Wife of Admiral (uncredited)
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| Herbert Heyes | ... |
Colonel (uncredited)
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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| Teala Loring | ... |
Office Girl (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Rejected Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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| Mira McKinney | ... |
Wife of Colonel (uncredited)
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| Lal Chand Mehra | ... |
Bey (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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Harry Hays Morgan | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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| Forbes Murray | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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| Noel Neill | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Mary Newton | ... |
Wife of Commander (uncredited)
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| Ralph Peters | ... |
Counterman (uncredited)
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Marcella Phillips | ... |
Office Girl (uncredited)
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Lorin Raker | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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| Robin Raymond | ... |
Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
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| Edwin Stanley | ... |
Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
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Regina Wallace | ... |
Wife of General (uncredited)
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| Gayne Whitman | ... |
Dictagraph (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Sidney Lanfield | ||
Written by
| Darrell Ware | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Karl Tunberg | ... | (screenplay) |
| Al Martin | ... | (based on a story by) |
Produced by
| Paul Jones | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Robert Emmett Dolan | ||
Cinematography by
| Charles Lang | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Shea | ||
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| A. Earl Hedrick | ... | (as Earl Hedrick) |
Set Decoration by
| Ray Moyer | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lonnie D'Orsa | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ferrol Redd | ... | sound recordist (as Ferol Redd) |
| Philip Wisdom | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Joseph J. Lilley | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
- Paramount Film Service (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical) (reissue)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. Not thinking it through, Jane cancels their hotel reservations when she feels the accommodations are inadequate. With no rooms available in the entire city, Lee and Jane pose as a married couple and take positions as maid and butler in the Cromwell's home until the contract can be secured.
Written by Ron Kerrigan |
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| Taglines | Look what's cooking in Washington! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 30, 1944 with Fred MacMurray and Paulette Goddard reprising their film roles. See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Credits shown on a rolling screen with outline caricatures of people among the letters. As the background color changes from dark to light, the caricatures match (dark with white outlines, black with the light background). See more » |
| Quotes |
Lee Stevens:
Can you suggest any place for us to go? Waiter: Yes, sir. But we are not allowed to talk to customers that way. See more » |