Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 28, 1936

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.

Wife vs. Secretary

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 28, 1936

Wife vs. Secretary
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Wife vs. Secretary
Directors Charles Dorian, Clarence Brown
Writers Faith Baldwin, Alice Duer Miller, Norman Krasna, John Lee Mahin

Cast

Clark Gable

as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

Jean Harlow

as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson

Myrna Loy

as Linda Stanhope

James Stewart

as Dave

May Robson

as Mimi Stanhope

George Barbier

as J.D. Underwood

Gloria Holden

as Joan Carstairs

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Joe Farnsworth

Tom Dugan

as Finney

Gilbert Emery

as Simpson

Marjorie Gateson

as Eve Merritt

Hooper Atchley

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

as Taggart (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

as Frawley (uncredited)

Margaret Irving

as Edna Wilson (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Howard - Party Guest (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle

as Mrs. Anne Barker (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

as Havana Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

John Qualen

as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Nina Quartero

as Cuban Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Poker Player with Pair of Jacks (uncredited)