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FilmComedyDramaRomance

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

NR · 1936-02-28 · 1h 28m · EN
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Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is built on unconditional trust, friends, and even Van's mother, caution Linda about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take a business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.

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Clark GableClark GableVan 'V.S.' StanhopeJean HarlowJean HarlowHelen 'Whitey' WilsonMyrna LoyMyrna LoyLinda StanhopeJames StewartJames StewartDaveMay RobsonMay RobsonMimi StanhopeGeorge BarbierGeorge BarbierJ.D. UnderwoodGloria HoldenGloria HoldenJoan CarstairsHobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughJoe FarnsworthTom DuganTom DuganFinneyGilbert EmeryGilbert EmerySimpsonMarjorie GatesonMarjorie GatesonEve MerrittHooper AtchleyHooper AtchleyPostal Clerk (uncredited)

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WifeSecretaryPublisherMagazineBusiness trip

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityWife · Secretary · PublisherMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is built on unconditional trust, friends, and even Van's mother, caution Linda about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take a business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.

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Wife vs. Secretary has a runtime of 88 minutes.

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