The Doughgirls (1944)

Set during WWII in Washington D.C. where the housing shortage is a major problem. Two newlyweds (Jane Wyman, Jack Carson) find their honeymoon suite occupied by another pair of newlyweds (Ann Sheridan, John Ridgely). Then a bride to be (Alexis Smith) needs a place to stay until she's married and they are soon joined by a Russian soldier (Eve Arden). Misunderstandings and hilarity ensue. Based on the hit Broadway play by Joseph Fields and directed by James V. Kern (THE SECOND WOMAN). Though the film has been sanitized from its Broadway roots (any suggestion of sex was cut out), it remains a decent screwball comedy with fine comedic work by a quartet of actresses. The film wisely doesn't attempt to open it up (too much) and the bulk of the action takes place in a hotel room. The pacing is rapid and the quips spit out like a machine gun. With Charles Ruggles, Craig Stevens, Irene Manning, Alan Mowbray and Joe DeRita.