Hired Wife (1940)
3.5 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- When Stephen (Brian Aherne) - a bigwig bachelor with a penchant for blondes - faces a hostile takeover from a rival company, he's advised to enter into a sham marriage, putting his assets in a new wife's name to avoid bankruptcy. Though the CEO fancies model Phyllis Walden (Virginia Bruce), Kendal (Rosalind Russell) - whose love for Stephen has burned secretly for months - has other ideas about her boss's impending engagement. As Kendal wards off Phyllis and Stephen fights to keep his business afloat, sparks fly and fizzle, and fly again - while laughs abound throughout it all.
- Actors:
- Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley, John Carroll, Hobart Cavanaugh, Richard Lane, William B. Davidson, Brooks Benedict, Virginia Brissac, Ralph Brooks, Leonard Carey, Jack Chefe, Chester Clute, Gino Corrado, Paul Everton, Eddie Hall, William Halligan, George Humbert, Selmer Jackson
- Directors:
- William A. Seiter
- Producers:
- William A. Seiter, Glenn Tryon
- Writers:
- Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman, George Beck
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: The Bishop's Wife
