Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Mary Astor | ... | Mary Linden | |
| Robert Ames | ... | James Duneen | |
| Ricardo Cortez | ... | Ronnie Wales | |
| Catherine Dale Owen | ... | Ellen May Robinson | |
| Kitty Kelly | ... | Delores Kogan | |
| Edna Murphy | ... | Daisy Presby | |
| Charles Sellon | ... | John Ritter | |
| William Morris | ... | Banker Charles H. Robinson | |
| George MacFarlane | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
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Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.
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secretary | unrequited love | male female relationship | telephone operator | soap opera |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 March 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Private Secretary See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)Color:
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(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Played as dance music in the nightclub
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RKO Radio Pictures production number 531. See more »Goofs
When Duneen stands up from sitting on the edge of his desk and moves forward and off camera to the right, his mouth moves as if saying something, but no words are heard. See more »Soundtracks
Three Little Words(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Played as dance music in the nightclub
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This is a pretty clever, well-acted version of the "modern" 30s woman's fairytale romance. In this case, she helps the man she loves become head of the company while serving as his secretary and eventually wins his love from a scheming social butterfly. Interestingly, her business sense is shown as subtly parallel to her homemaking prowess, and the ladies of the office are depicted as the "powers behind the throne." Lifted way above the average by Mrs. Astor's intelligent performance.