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Feature film — 1936

Doughnuts and Society (1936)

8.01h 3mComedy — Romance

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.

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Director: Lewis D. Collins

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Cast & crew

Louise Fazenda as Kate Flannagan

Louise Fazenda

Kate Flannagan

Maude Eburne as Belle Dugan

Maude Eburne

Belle Dugan

Ann Rutherford as Joan Dugan

Ann Rutherford

Joan Dugan

Edward Nugent as Jerry Flannagan

Edward Nugent

Jerry Flannagan

Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Murray Hill

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Murray Hill

Franklin Pangborn as Benson

Franklin Pangborn

Benson

Harold Minjir as Hoyt

Harold Minjir

Hoyt

Olaf Hytten as Wellington

Olaf Hytten

Wellington

Robert Light as Bill

Robert Light

Bill

Isabelle Keith as Miss Bradley

Isabelle Keith

Miss Bradley

Smiley Burnette as Mover #2

Smiley Burnette

Mover #2

Ed Cassidy as Barker (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Barker (uncredited)

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