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Government Girl ()

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The secretary of a newly appointed government official strives to make him a success in spite of his shortcomings.
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Smokey Allard
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Ed Browne
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May Harness Blake
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Dana McGuire
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Sergeant Joe Blake
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Branch Owens
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Adele Wright
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Senator MacVickers
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Mrs. Harris
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Ambassador
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Demetrius Alexis ...
Businessman (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey ...
Senator (uncredited)
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Workman (uncredited)
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Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
June Booth ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Tom Burton ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Chester Carlisle ...
Businessman (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Businessman (uncredited)
Harry Clay ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Barbara Coleman ...
Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Tom Costello ...
Businessman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Businessman (uncredited)
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Miss Trask (uncredited)
Wally Dean ...
Senator (uncredited)
Harry Denny ...
Businessman (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
Dick Earle ...
Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
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Man Pleading for Hotel Room (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
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Mr. Benson (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
Fred Fox ...
Senator (uncredited)
Virginia Gardner ...
Branch's Girl (uncredited)
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Count Bodinsky (uncredited)
Babe Green ...
Senator (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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Wilkins (uncredited)
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Irate Man (uncredited)
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American General (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
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Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Mr. Wright's Father (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Irate Man (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ...
Donsie (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Ralph Linn ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
Norman Mayes ...
Janitor (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
Alex Melesh ...
FBI Man as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
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Irate Man (uncredited)
Chef Milani ...
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
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Party Guest / Naval Officer (uncredited)
Karl Miller ...
Janitor (uncredited)
Josh Milton ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
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Tough Sergeant (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ...
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Marion Murray ...
Knitting Woman (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
Fred Norton ...
Businessman (uncredited)
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Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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The Chief (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
George Riley ...
Cop (uncredited)
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Naval Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Officer in Corridor (uncredited)
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Mr. Gibon (uncredited)
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Judge Leonard (uncredited)
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Macqueenie (uncredited)
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Cedric L. Harvester (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
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Military Policeman (uncredited)
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FBI Man (uncredited)
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Miss Jane MacVickers (uncredited)
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Tom Holliday (uncredited)
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Businessman (uncredited)
Steve Winston ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Thomas (uncredited)

Directed by

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Dudley Nichols

Written by

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Dudley Nichols ... (screen play)
 
Budd Schulberg ... (adaptation)
 
Adela Rogers St. Johns ... (story) (as Adela Rogers St.John)

Produced by

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Eddie Donahoe ... associate producer (as Edward Donahoe)
Dudley Nichols ... producer

Music by

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Leigh Harline

Cinematography by

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Frank Redman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Roland Gross

Art Direction by

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Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by

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A. Roland Fields ... (as Al Fields)
Darrell Silvera

Costume Design by

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Edward Stevenson ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lynn Shores ... unit director
Dewey Starkey ... assistant director (as J.D. Starkey)

Sound Department

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Roy Meadows ... sound recordist
James G. Stewart ... sound re-recordist

Special Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Russell Metty ... background photography: Washington D.C. (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Other Companies

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  • RCA (sound system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary

Washington DC during World War II. The machinery of government is a hive of endless, if not seamless, activity. Armament production is the name of the game, by fair means or foul. Ed Browne, more used to making cars in Detroit, is having to try and get planes made in this maelstrom. Luckily or unluckily, he finds he has a secretary who knows the political ropes - and her own mind. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines Watch her turn the capital UPSIDE DOWN! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'Exubérante Smoky (France)
  • La chica del gobierno (Spain)
  • Estimada funcionària (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Dez Pequenas para um Homem (Brazil)
  • Se non ci fossimo noi donne (Italy)
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  • 94 min
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Trivia Olivia de Havilland absolutely hated her role in the film. She had not wanted to star in it in the first place, but was forced to due to an arrangement - intended to punish her after she protested against working conditions on Princess O'Rourke (1943) - in which Warner Bros. loaned her services to David O. Selznick, who turned her over to RKO. Her distaste for the arrangement is evident in the wide variety of grimaces, smirks and other expressions she used in an attempt to avoid creating a character of any depth or credibility. See more »
Goofs When Ed and Smokey are on the motorcycle, Ed cuts across the park on the lawn saying that it is a shortcut. A few seconds later, he asks Smokey for directions. So he couldn't have taken a shortcut if he didn't know where he was going. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Red Hollywood (1996). See more »
Soundtracks Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits are shown over the Capitol building. See more »
Quotes Smokey Allard: I hope there's no poison ivy in the garden!
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