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Behind Office Doors

Behind Office Doors

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Behind Office Doors

1931

1h 22m

4.9(19 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.

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RKO Radio Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Mary Linden

Robert Ames

Robert Ames

James Duneen

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Ronnie Wales

Catherine Dale Owen

Catherine Dale Owen

Ellen May Robinson

Kitty Kelly

Kitty Kelly

Delores Kogan

Edna Murphy

Edna Murphy

Daisy Presby

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

John Ritter

William Morris

Banker Charles H. Robinson

George MacFarlane

George MacFarlane

Undetermined Secondary Role

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Girl in Duneen's Apartment (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Melville W. Brown
Written by: J. Walter Ruben
Carey Wilson
Produced by: William LeBaron

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