She Married Her Boss (1935)

A super-efficient secretary at a department store falls for and marries her boss, but finds out that taking care of him at home (and especially his spoiled-brat daughter) is a lot different than taking care of him at work.

Director:

Gregory La Cava

Writers:

Sidney Buchman, Thyra Samter Winslow (story),

Stars:

Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Michael Bartlett

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claudette Colbert	...	Julia Scott
Melvyn Douglas	...	Richard Barclay
Michael Bartlett	...	Leonard 'Lennie' Rogers
Raymond Walburn	...	Franklin
Jean Dixon	...	Martha Pryor
Katharine Alexander	...	Gertrude Barclay
Edith Fellows	...	Annabel Barclay
Clara Kimball Young	...	Parsons
Grace Hayle	...	Agnes Mayo (as Grace Hale)
Charles Arnt	...	Victor Jessup
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams	...	Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)
Harrison Greene	...	Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)
Dave O'Brien	...	Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)

Storyline

A super-efficient secretary at a department store falls for and marries her boss, but finds out that taking care of him at home (and especially his spoiled-brat daughter) is a lot different than taking care of him at work.

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Plot Keywords:

daughter | boss | secretary | marriage

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Taglines:

Grand in her Greatest!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casou com o Patrão

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Prints now carry the modernized Columbia logo and 1938 re-release opening and closing credits.

User Reviews

Claudette Colbert Shines in this Columbia Classic

"She Married Her Boss" is a forgotten but alluring Columbia classic, directed by Gregory La Cava, a modest auteur with a flair for upbeat improvisation and delicate touch. La Cava's unassuming touch is less fully evident in this small heartwarming romantic comedy than the director's superior pictures like "Stage Door", "My Man Godfrey", and "Primrose Path".

But "She Married Her Boss" features highly resourceful Claudette Colbert as the competent department store secretary Julia that falls for her boss Richard Barclay (Melvyn Douglas); it also has an unintentionally funny, almost surreal moment involving a department store window and mannequins. As it turns out the film is all Colbert's -- and another reminder what a lovely, divine comedienne Ms. Colbert was. The supporting cast, all wonderful, includes

"She Married Her Boss" is the sort of cuddly classic that works best if you watch it with someone you love or care about.