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Hired Wife

1940

1h 35m

6.80

Comedy

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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.

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Kendal Browning

Brian Aherne

Stephen Dexter

Virginia Bruce

Phyllis Walden

Robert Benchley

Roger Van Horn

John Carroll

Jose de Briganza

Hobart Cavanaugh

William

Richard Lane

McNab

William B. Davidson

Mumford (as William Davidson)

Brooks Benedict

Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Miss Collins (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Waiter (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Hudson (uncredited)

Janet Shaw

Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)

Pat West

Office Worker (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Peterson - Butler

Jack Chefe

Nightclub Patron

Chester Clute

Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace

Paul Everton

Board Member

Eddie Hall

Swan Club Patron

William Halligan

Latimer

George Humbert

Chef

Charles Judels

Photographer

Alphonse Martell

Waiter

Frank McLure

Nightclub Patron

William H. O'Brien

Waiter

Broderick O'Farrell

Office Worker

Manuel París

Waiter

Cyril Ring

Office Worker

Ronald R. Rondell

Office Worker

Rolfe Sedan

Maitre D'

Charles Smith

Leo - Office Boy

Larry Steers

Office Worker

Dale Van Sickel

Office Worker

Pierre Watkin

Charlie - Phyllis's Escort

Poppy Wilde

Swan Club Patron

Suzanne Ridgway

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Office Worker

Edmund Mortimer

Restaurant Patron

Kitty O'Neil

Mrs. Peabody

Max Wagner

Streetcar Conductor

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