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George Beck (story)
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13 September 1940 (USA) more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Rosalind Russell ... Kendal Browning
Brian Aherne ... Stephen Dexter
Virginia Bruce ... Phyllis Walden
Robert Benchley ... Roger Van Horn
John Carroll ... Jose de Berganza
Hobart Cavanaugh ... William, Kendal's Secretary
Richard Lane ... McNab aka Mac
William B. Davidson ... Mumford (as William Davidson)
Leonard Carey ... Peterson, Butler
Selmer Jackson ... Hudson
William Halligan ... Latimer
George Humbert ... Chef
Virginia Brissac ... Miss Collins
Chester Clute ... Martin Peabody, Justice of the Peace
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95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Giddy, sophisticated comedy, 22 March 1999
9/10
Author: Oriel from Athens, Georgia

This is comedy in the classic style, starring the incomparable Rosalind Russell in the kind of role she did best: the savvy professional woman. Here she is a wily, sassy secretary, devoted to her cement mogul boss because, she claims, "every good secretary is in love with her boss." But although she manages to snare him in a marriage of convenience, she still has to use her cunning to separate him from the equally determined blonde model he's pursuing. Add a spurious foreign millionaire and a disgruntled chaperone (Robert Benchley, in a hilarious supporting performance) and you have a perfect romantic comedy. Sharp dialogue, an ever-twisting plot, and Russell's deft, headlong performance make this a delight from start to finish.

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