Hired Wife

Hired Wife

95 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 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.

Hired Wife

95 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 1940

Hired Wife
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Hired Wife
Directors Vaughn Paul, William A. Seiter
Writers Gladys Lehman, George Beck, Richard Connell

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)

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 ParĂ­s

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)