Roughly Speaking (film)

Roughly Speaking
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Written byLouise Randall Pierson (screenplay)
Catherine Turney (uncredited)
Based onRoughly Speaking
1943 book
by Louise Randall Pierson
Produced byHenry Blanke
StarringRosalind Russell
Jack Carson
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Edited byDavid Weisbart
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 31, 1945 (1945-01-31)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,156,000
Box office$2,578,000

Roughly Speaking is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson. The plot involves a strong-minded mother keeping her family afloat through World War I and the Great Depression. The film was based on the autobiography of the same name, published in 1943, by Louise Randall Pierson.