Roughly Speaking (1945)

In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. She enrolls at business college but her plans for a career change when she falls in love with handsome ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Louise Randall Pierson (screenplay), Louise Randall Pierson (book),

Stars:

Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton

Cast

Credited cast:
Rosalind Russell	...	Louise Randall Pierson
Jack Carson	...	Harold C. Pierson
Robert Hutton	...	John Crane, ages 20-28
Jean Sullivan	...	Louise Jr., ages 18-26
Donald Woods	...	Rodney Crane
Alan Hale	...	Lew Morton
Andrea King	...	Barbara, ages 21-29
Ann Doran	...	Alice Abbott
Mona Freeman	...	Barbara, ages 15-20
Robert Arthur	...	Frankie at 17
Ray Collins	...	Mr. John Chase Randall
John Qualen	...	Svend Olsen
Kathleen Lockhart	...	Mrs. Henrietta Louise Randall
Ann E. Todd	...	Louise Randall as a child (as Ann Todd)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irving Bacon	...	Customer in Music Shop (unconfirmed)

Storyline

In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. She enrolls at business college but her plans for a career change when she falls in love with handsome Rodney Crane. Although the two have little in common and Rodney disagrees with Louise's views on the woman's role in society, they marry and have four children. Their personality differences eventually lead to a divorce. Louise eventually finds happiness with her second husband, eccentric Harold Pierson.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 1946 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Preço da Felicidade

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bette Davis turned down the lead role in this film.

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Goofs

The young children toss a fuzzy duckling into the air and happily "watch" it as it supposedly flies up in the air. But ducklings have no feathers and cannot fly.

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Quotes

Louise Randall Pierson: Every time I get my ship on an even keel, something goes bang!

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Soundtracks

"The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Played during the gangway-for-the-millennium montage
Also played when the roses are being packed
Also sung by an unidentified singer on the radio
Also played during the train station scene at the end

User Reviews

Made me a Jack Carson Fan

Rosalind Russell was just right for this movie. Bette was a great actress, but I cannot imagine her as Auntie Mame. Same with the heroin of Roughly Speaking. Russell played it just right, with a touch of laughter and a touch of pathos. It is about a woman who lives through: Divorce, polio, the Depression, one monetary failure after another, and finally seeing her sons off to fight in WWII. However, you see that it makes her family stronger, they learn to fight thru their problems and come out better for it. It is this movie that made me fall in love with Jack Carson. Jack Carson never really made it as a top, top star. In fact in most of his movies he played a buffoon or a jerk. But in Rougly Speaking he plays the kind of man most women wish we were married to. It is my opinion that he pretty much played himself. I recommend it: It comes on TCM regularly, if you have not seen it you are in for a real treat. Watch out for Roughly Speaking you will love it.