Rosalind Russell
Kendal Browning
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Hired Wife
1940
- 1940 · Romantic comedy · 1h 33m
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
Hired Wife: Directed by William A. Seiter. With Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley. CEO Stephen marries his secretary Kendal in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover.
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- Comedy, Romance
- William A. Seiter
- 1940-09-13
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.
Hired Wife. 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.
- Romance, Comedy
- Rosalind Russell
- William A. Seiter
Mar 30, 2014 · Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne in Hired Wife (1940) When Hired Wife commences, we first see Rosalind (as Kendal Browning) jauntily walking down the street to her job, looking free as a bird. Suddenly, the first voice you hear is coming from a friend of hers from Argentina, José.
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Formulistic romantic comedy, with Rosalind Russell (Roz), the leading lady, as Kendal Browning, and Virginia Bruce, the 'other woman', as Phillis Walden. Handsome, debonair, Brian Aherne is the leading man, as Stephen Dexter, while John Carroll, as Jose, is the odd man out.
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. Crew. Details.
