Hired Wife

1h 35m

6.8

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.

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Kendal Browning

Robert Benchley

Jose de Briganza

Hobart Cavanaugh

William B. Davidson

Mumford (as William Davidson)

Brooks Benedict

Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Miss Collins (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Hudson (uncredited)

Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)

Office Worker (uncredited)

Peterson - Butler

Nightclub Patron

Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace

Swan Club Patron

William Halligan

Alphonse Martell

Nightclub Patron

Edmund Mortimer

Restaurant Patron

William H. O'Brien

Broderick O'Farrell

Ronald R. Rondell

Leo - Office Boy

Dale Van Sickel

Streetcar Conductor

Charlie - Phyllis's Escort

Swan Club Patron

Suzanne Ridgway

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Crew

William Hedgcock

Sound Technical Supervisor

William A. Seiter

Director, Producer

Richard Connell

Director of Photography

Assistant Director

Costume Designer

Bernard B. Brown

Sound Supervisor

Music Score Producer

Russell A. Gausman