Hired Wife
Comedy
The SEX-PLOSION of the Season
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.
1940-09-13
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Cast
Director
William A. Seiter
Rosalind Russell as Kendal Browning
Brian Aherne as Stephen Dexter
Virginia Bruce as Phyllis Walden
Robert Benchley as Roger Van Horn
John Carroll as Jose de Briganza
Hobart Cavanaugh as William
Richard Lane as McNab
William B. Davidson as Mumford (as William Davidson)
Brooks Benedict as Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Gino Corrado as Waiter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson as Hudson (uncredited)
Janet Shaw as Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)
Pat West as Office Worker (uncredited)
Leonard Carey as Peterson - Butler
Jack Chefe as Nightclub Patron
Chester Clute as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Paul Everton as Board Member
Eddie Hall as Swan Club Patron
William Halligan as Latimer
George Humbert as Chef
Charles Judels as Photographer
Alphonse Martell as Waiter
Frank McLure as Nightclub Patron
William H. O'Brien as Waiter
Broderick O'Farrell as Office Worker
Manuel París as Waiter
Cyril Ring as Office Worker
Ronald R. Rondell as Office Worker
Rolfe Sedan as Maitre D'
Charles Smith as Leo - Office Boy
Larry Steers as Office Worker
Dale Van Sickel as Office Worker
Max Wagner as Streetcar Conductor
Pierre Watkin as Charlie - Phyllis's Escort
Poppy Wilde as Swan Club Patron
Suzanne Ridgway as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)