Hired Wife (1940)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1940Release Date
Hired Wife (1940)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1940Release Date
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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
John Carroll
Jose de Briganza
Robert Benchley
Roger Van Horn
Hobart Cavanaugh
William
William A. Seiter
Director
Richard Connell
Writer
Richard Lane
McNab
Gladys Lehman
Writer
William B. Davidson
Mumford (as William Davidson)
George Beck
Writer
Brooks Benedict
Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)
Glenn Tryon
Producer
Virginia Brissac
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Skinner
Composer
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)
Milton Carruth
Editor
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Media.
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Wiki.
Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.