Doughnuts and Society

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Doughnuts and Society is a 63‑minute American comedy film from 1936. Directed by Lewis D. Collins, the movie was written by Karen DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald, Matt Brooks and Gertrude Orr, produced by Nat Levine, and released by Republic Pictures. The cast includes Louise Fazenda, Maude Eburne, Ann Rutherford, Edward Nugent, Hedda Hopper, and Franklin Pangborn.

Plot:
Belle Dugan and Kate Flanagan run a doughnut shop together. When Belle sells her mine for $50,000 and moves into high society with her daughter Joan, she leaves Kate and Kate’s son Jerry behind. A party at Belle’s new mansion goes badly for Kate when her shoes are stolen by a dog, and Belle kicks her out, sending Joan and Jerry back toward their mothers.

Jerry soon has a bright idea—a parking garage business—and they step back into wealth and social life. Kate hosts another party at her own mansion and invites Belle and Joan, but the old tensions flare again and they leave on bad terms.

Kate and Jerry’s venture is sabotaged by a rival businessman, forcing them to sell the company and return to the doughnut shop. Then they learn the $50,000 mine was a false lead, with no gold—just water. In the end, Joan and Jerry marry, and Belle and Kate end up back where they started: running the doughnut business.