working girl kitty sothern engaged bill kelly neglects working long hours garage order save money marriage stood birthday kitty goes doubledateblind date meets department store heir bob hartwell hamilton falls love leaves protestations love appear cover desire mistress rather wife faithful bill rallies round comfort her last gives repeated requests reinstate engagement pressured part bills support family loses job bob returns however convinced wants marriage all kitty follow heart conscience br br this film lot better id expected be character bill first comes sort loud comic irishman type jack carson played often kelly and script infuse character real compassion love bill turns best person entire group viewers may find rooting feckless hartwell tone film wavers however lighthearted romance much darker side especially depiction dance marathon rather horrific accident bills garagebr br the cast rounded dependable jane darwell kittys mother impish yet thoroughly obnoxious mickey rooney kittys younger brother spencer charters kittys neerdowell father