Hired Wife (1940)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1940Release Date
Hired Wife (1940)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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)

Monica Bannister
Girl in Nightclub

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

Glenn Tryon
Producer

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)

William A. Seiter
Director / Producer

Richard Connell
Screenplay

Gladys Lehman
Screenplay

George Beck
Story

Milton Krasner
Director of Photography

Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
marriage of convenience
legal battle
female executive
business rivalry
Wiki.
Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.
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