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Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.
Hired Wife: Directed by William A. Seiter. With Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley. CEO Stephen marries his secretary Kendal in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover.
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- Comedy, Romance
- William A. Seiter
- 1940-09-13
Cement company CEO Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a wife in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover.
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When Stephen's cement company is threatened with a takeover by one of his competitors, Stephen's attorney, Roger Van Horn, suggests that Stephen marry and put his assets in his wife's name, thus averting the danger of takeover.
- William A. Seiter, Vaughn Paul
- Rosalind Russell
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.
The same year Myrna Loy had to invent a fake husband in order to save her professional career in Third Finger, Left Hand, Brian Aherne had to participate in a sham marriage to save his company in Hired Wife.
