Comedy
Hired Wife
“The SEX-PLOSION of the Season”
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.
Directed by William A. Seiter
68
User score
6 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 13, 1940
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
English
Top cast
Rosalind Russell
Kendal Browning
Brian Aherne
Stephen Dexter
Virginia Bruce
Phyllis Walden
Robert Benchley
Roger Van Horn
John Carroll
Jose de Briganza
Hobart Cavanaugh
William
Richard Lane
McNab
William B. Davidson
Mumford (as William Davidson)
Brooks Benedict
Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Hudson (uncredited)
Janet Shaw
Lucy - the Bride (uncredited)
Pat West
Office Worker (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Office Worker
Leonard Carey
Peterson - Butler
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Patron
Chester Clute
Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Paul Everton
Board Member
Eddie Hall
Swan Club Patron
