Hired Wife (1940)
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.
- Released
- 1940-09-13
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William A. Seiter, Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- 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)