Hired Wife (1940)
Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.
Director:
William A. Seiter
Writers:
Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman.
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Rosalind Russell as Kendal Browning |
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Brian Aherne as Stephen Dexter |
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Virginia Bruce as Phyllis Walden |
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Robert Benchley as Roger Van Horn |
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John Carroll as Jose de Briganza |
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Hobart Cavanaugh as William |
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Richard Lane as McNab |
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William B. Davidson as Mumford (as William Davidson) |
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Brooks Benedict as Phyllis's Friend (uncredited) |
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Virginia Brissac as Miss Collins (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Selmer Jackson as Hudson (uncredited) |
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Janet Shaw as Lucy - the Bride (uncredited) |
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Pat West as Office Worker (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Office Worker |
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Leonard Carey as Peterson - Butler |
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Jack Chefe as Nightclub Patron |
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Chester Clute as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace |
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Paul Everton as Board Member |
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Eddie Hall as Swan Club Patron |
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William Halligan as Latimer |
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George Humbert as Chef |
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Charles Judels as Photographer |
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Alphonse Martell as Waiter |
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Frank McLure as Nightclub Patron |
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Edmund Mortimer as Restaurant Patron |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter |
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Broderick O'Farrell as Office Worker |
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Kitty O'Neil as Mrs. Peabody |
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Manuel París as Waiter |
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Cyril Ring as Office Worker |
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Ronald R. Rondell as Office Worker |
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Rolfe Sedan as Maitre D' |
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Charles Smith as Leo - Office Boy |
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Larry Steers as Office Worker |
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Dale Van Sickel as Office Worker |
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Max Wagner as Streetcar Conductor |
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Pierre Watkin as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort |
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Poppy Wilde as Swan Club Patron |
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Suzanne Ridgway as Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Seiter | Director |
| Camera | Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music Score Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | William A. Seiter | Producer |
| Writing | George Beck | Story |
| Writing | Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| Art | Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Vaughn Paul | Assistant Director |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Gladys Lehman | Screenplay |
| Art | Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Sound | Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Sound | William Hedgcock | Sound Technical Supervisor |
