Historic Photo Gallery: 1941 to 1946
1943
Comedies were especially popular in wartime America.
The Doughgirls,
starring (from left) Dorris Nolau, Virginia Field, Arlene Francis, and Arlene
Whelan, played at the Walnut in the 1942-43 season. Directed by George F. Kaufman,
this comedy about gold-diggers was set in wartime Washington. A film version
was released in November 1944.
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