Government Girl (1943)

An automobile engineer (Sonny Tufts) is tapped by the U.S. government to supervise the building of aircraft during WWII. But he's an outsider who finds it difficult to adjust to the political maneuvering in Washington D.C. To this end, his secretary (Olivia De Havilland) attempts to guide him through the political landscape and how things are done in D.C. Based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns and directed by Dudley Nichols (SISTER KENNY). There were several wartime Washington D.C. themed films around this time, the most notable being THE MORE THE MERRIER. This one isn't bad but it's pretty thin material. Tufts isn't the most stimulating leading man and being loaned out to RKO for this movie was Warner Brothers punishment to De Havilland for her lawsuit (which she eventually won) against the studio. This was screenwriter Dudley Nichols' first  film as a director and the movie seems unfocused as it unevenly balances romantic comedy with political jabs. With Agnes Moorehead, Anne Shirley, James Dunn, Paul Stewart, Jess Barker and Una O'Connor.