About the film
marriage of convenience legal battle female executive business rivalry
Hired Wife
Release Date: September 13, 1940
| Year | : | 1940 |
| Slogan | : | «The SEX-PLOSION of the Season» |
| Genres | : | Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | Universal Pictures |
| Director | : | William A. Seiter |
| Producers | : | William A. Seiter |
| Writers | : | Richard Connell, George Beck, Gladys Lehman |
| RunTime | : | 95 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Rosalind Russell
Character : Kendal Browning
Brian Aherne
Character : Stephen Dexter
Virginia Bruce
Character : Phyllis Walden
Robert Benchley
Character : Roger Van Horn
John Carroll
Character : Jose de Briganza
Hobart Cavanaugh
Character : William
Richard Lane
Character : McNab
William B. Davidson
Character : Mumford (as William Davidson)
Brooks Benedict
Character : Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Character : Miss Collins (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Character : Hudson (uncredited)
Janet Shaw
Character : Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)
Pat West
Character : Office Worker (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Character : Office Worker
Leonard Carey
Character : Peterson - Butler
Jack Chefe
Character : Nightclub Patron
Chester Clute
Character : Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Paul Everton
Character : Board Member
Eddie Hall
Character : Swan Club Patron
William Halligan
Character : Latimer
George Humbert
Character : Chef
Charles Judels
Character : Photographer
Alphonse Martell
Character : Waiter
Frank McLure
Character : Nightclub Patron
Edmund Mortimer
Character : Restaurant Patron
William H. O'Brien
Character : Waiter
Broderick O'Farrell
Character : Office Worker
Kitty O'Neil
Character : Mrs. Peabody
Manuel París
Character : Waiter
Cyril Ring
Character : Office Worker
Ronald R. Rondell
Character : Office Worker
Rolfe Sedan
Character : Maitre D'
Charles Smith
Character : Leo - Office Boy
Larry Steers
Character : Office Worker
Dale van Sickel
Character : Office Worker
Max Wagner
Character : Streetcar Conductor
Pierre Watkin
Character : Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Poppy Wilde
Character : Swan Club Patron
Suzanne Ridgeway
Character : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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