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    1940 · Romantic comedy · 1h 33m

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    Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.

    • William A. Seiter Productions
    • William A. Seiter, Glenn Tryon
  2. A CEO marries his secretary in name only to protect his business, but she refuses to divorce him. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, quotes, and more for this screwball romance.

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    • Comedy, Romance
    • William A. Seiter
    • 1940-09-13
  3. Cement company CEO Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a wife in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover. Once the threat to his company is neutralized, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she engages in continuous ploys and antics to maintain the ...

  4. Rosalind Russell (Kendal) stars as the secretary who has to marry her boss, Brian Ahearne (Stephen), in order to prevent a takeover of his company. The problem is that Ahearne is completely besotted with model Virginia Bruce (Phyllis) and has no time for Russell.

  5. Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne) is a business owner searching for a way to protect his company from an aggressive effort by his competitors to take control. Under the guidance of attorney Roger Van...

    • Romance, Comedy
    • Rosalind Russell
    • William A. Seiter
  6. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An ad man asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Cast & Crew. Read More. William A. Seiter. Director. Rosalind Russell. Kendal Browning. Brian Aherne. Stephen Dexter. Virginia Bruce. Phyllis Walden.

  7. Mar 30, 2014 · Rosalind was born to do comedy. She had been practicing it ever since she crossed her eyes as a child to get attention. Rosalind Russell in Hired Wife (1940) Kendal arrives at work and as she crosses the room to get to the back office, it is very reminiscent of the first scene of His Girl Friday.

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