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With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. She finally gets one tentative sale with the Black Hills Oil Co., but Earl wants dinner with her. With the shortage of housing due to the war, Jean needs a military husband to get a place to stay in Clayfield, which is next to Camp Clay. She gets Lt. Mallory to act as her husband just to register. Then things go wrong as his commanding officer is there and believes them to be married. It gets worse as Don's mother shows up and then Jean's father.

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Top billed cast

Ida LupinoJean Howard
Sydney GreenstreetColonel Michael Otley
William PrinceLieutenant Don Mallory
Stuart ErwinCaptain Jack Ross
Johnny MitchellEarl 'Slim' Clark
Ruth DonnellyMrs. Grace Wingate
Barbara BrownMrs. Kate Otley
Frank OrthClayfield Taxi Driver
Regina WallaceMrs. Mallory, Don's Mother
Willie BestLucille, Colonial Auto Court Porter

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