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Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

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Wife vs. Secretary

"3 GREAT STARS IN THE PERFECT TRIANGLE!"

1936

1h 28m

6.7(62 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Helen 'Whitey' Wilson

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Linda Stanhope

James Stewart

James Stewart

Dave

May Robson

May Robson

Mimi Stanhope

George Barbier

George Barbier

J.D. Underwood

Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden

Joan Carstairs

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Joe Farnsworth

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Finney

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Simpson

Creative team

Directed by: Clarence Brown
Written by: Norman Krasna
John Lee Mahin
Produced by: Hunt Stromberg
Clarence Brown

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