Working Girls

"MEN may do the bossing- but the girls make their own plans for them!"

1931 1h 17m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

“MEN may do the bossing- but the girls make their own plans for them!”

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Cast

Judith Wood
June Thorpe
Dorothy Hall
Mae Thorpe
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Boyd Wheeler
Paul Lukas
Dr. Joseph Von Schrader
Stuart Erwin
Pat Kelly
Frances Dee
Louise Adams
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Johnstone
Frances Moffett
Lou Hollings

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dorothy Arzner
Writers: Zoë Akins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dorothy Arzner, shot by Harry Fischbeck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ralph Rainger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jane Loring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Judith Wood and Dorothy Hall and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "MEN may do the bossing- but the girls make their own plans for them!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dorothy Arzner directs. Harry Fischbeck behind the camera. Ralph Rainger scores. Jane Loring cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Dorothy Arzner, shot by Harry Fischbeck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ralph Rainger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jane Loring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Judith Wood and Dorothy Hall and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "MEN may do the bossing- but the girls make their own plans for them!".
8IMDB entry: tt0022578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.