Hired Wife
The SEX-PLOSION of the Season
1940 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William A. Seiter |
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| Writer: | Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman, George Beck |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 1940 |
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| Director: | William A. Seiter |
| Writer: | Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman, George Beck |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | marriage of convenience, legal battle, female executive, business rivalry |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Brooks Benedict | Phyllis's Friend (uncredited) |
| Virginia Brissac | Miss Collins (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Hudson (uncredited) |
| Janet Shaw | Lucy - the Bride (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Office Worker |
| Leonard Carey | Peterson - Butler |
| Jack Chefe | Nightclub Patron |
| Chester Clute | Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace |
| Paul Everton | Board Member |
| Eddie Hall | Swan Club Patron |
| William Halligan | Latimer |
| George Humbert | Chef |
| Charles Judels | Photographer |
| Alphonse Martell | Waiter |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron |
| Edmund Mortimer | Restaurant Patron |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Office Worker |
| Kitty O'Neil | Mrs. Peabody |
| Manuel París | Waiter |
| Cyril Ring | Office Worker |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Office Worker |
| Rolfe Sedan | Maitre D' |
| Charles Smith | Leo - Office Boy |
| Larry Steers | Office Worker |
| Dale Van Sickel | Office Worker |
| Max Wagner | Streetcar Conductor |
| Pierre Watkin | Charlie - Phyllis's Escort |
| Poppy Wilde | Swan Club Patron |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Seiter | Director |
| Frank Skinner | Music Score Producer |
| Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
| Irene | Costume Designer |
| William Hedgcock | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Richard Connell | Screenplay |
| Gladys Lehman | Screenplay |
| George Beck | Story |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Vaughn Paul | Assistant Director |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William A. Seiter | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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