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Hired Wife

Release Year
1940
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Directed By
William A. Seiter
Hired Wife

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

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)

Virginia Brissac

Miss Collins (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Hudson (uncredited)

Janet Shaw

Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)

Pat West

Office Worker (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Seiter

Director

Richard Connell

Screenplay

Gladys Lehman

Screenplay

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Milton Carruth

Editor

Vera West

Costume Design

William A. Seiter

Producer

George Beck

Story

Charles Previn

Music Director

Frank Skinner

Music Score Producer

Bernard B. Brown

Sound Supervisor

William Hedgcock

Sound Technical Supervisor

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