Roughly Speaking

It's the ROUSING STORY of a Gallant Lady... who lost EVERYTHING BUT HER Laughter!

In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and moves forward again.

Comedy Drama

Rosalind Russell

(Louise Randall Pierson)

Jack Carson

(Harold C. Pierson)

Robert Hutton

(John Crane, ages 20-28)

Jean Sullivan

(Louise Jr., ages 18-26)

Donald Woods

(Rodney Crane)

Alan Hale

(Lew Morton)

Andrea King

(Barbara, ages 21-29)

Ann Doran

(Alice Abbott)

Mona Freeman

(Barbara, ages 15-20)

Robert Arthur

(Frankie at 17)

Ray Collins

(John Chase Randall)

John Qualen

(Svend Olsen)

Kathleen Lockhart

(Henrietta Louise Randall)

Ann E. Todd

(Young Louise Randall)

Jack Carr

(Truck Driver (uncredited))

George Meader

(The Professor (uncredited))

Arthur Shields

(Minister (uncredited))

Cora Sue Collins

(Elinor Randall as a Girl (uncredited))

Hobart Cavanaugh

(The Teacher (uncredited))

Charles Coleman

(The Butler (uncredited))

Russell Simpson

(The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited))