Hired Wife
1940Ad 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.
Acted in
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)
Ralph Brooks
as Office Worker
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
Edmund Mortimer
as Restaurant Patron
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter
Broderick O'Farrell
as Office Worker
Kitty O'Neil
as Mrs. Peabody
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)