Roughly Speaking is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson.

She goes to college and learns typing and shorthand; on her first (temporary) job, she overcomes the prejudice of her new boss, Lew Morton (Alan Hale, Sr.), against women workers.

The rest of the family manages to survive with various jobs, including selling vacuum cleaners and parking cars at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

As he eagerly rushes to the recruitment center, Louise laments to her husband about her failure to provide their children with a stable, prosperous life.

Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the autobiography Roughly Speaking, based on the life of Louise Randall Pierson, for $35,000.

[4] Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson reprised their roles in Roughly Speaking for Lux Radio Theatre on October 8, 1945.

[3] The story connecting a long timeline of a half-century, resulting in Roughly Speaking emerging as a 150-minute feature, that after previews, was cut back to 117 minutes.