Doughnuts and Society
MOMS CHOOSE THEIR OFFSPRING'S MATE!
1936 · 1h 3m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Lewis D. Collins Director
- 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
- Harold Minjir as Hoyt
- Rafael Alcayde as Ivan Petroff
- Olaf Hytten as Wellington
- Robert Light as Bill
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