Hired Wife (1940) - film review

Comedy

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Hired Wife is an American film comedy first released in 1940, directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley and John Carroll. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: William A. Seiter
Script: George Beck, Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman
Photo: Milton R. Krasner
Music: Frank Skinner
Cast: Rosalind Russell (Kendal Browning), Brian Aherne (Stephen Dexter), Virginia Bruce (Phyllis Walden), Robert Benchley (Roger Van Horn), John Carroll (Jose de Berganza), Hobart Cavanaugh (William, Kendal’s Secretary), Richard Lane (McNab aka Mac), William B. Davidson (Mumford), Leonard Carey (Peterson, Butler), Selmer Jackson (Hudson), William Halligan (Latimer), George Humbert (Chef), Virginia Brissac (Miss Collins), Chester Clute (Martin Peabody, Justice of the Peace), Brooks Benedict (Phyllis’s Friend), Ralph Brooks (Office Worker), Jack Chefe (Nightclub Dance Extra), Gino Corrado (Waiter), Eddie Hall (Swan Club Patron), Charles Judels (Photographer), Alphonse Martell (Waiter), Edmund Mortimer (Restaurant Extra), William H. O’Brien (Waiter), Kitty O’Neil (Mrs. Peabody), Manuel París (Waiter), Cyril Ring (Office Worker), Bert Roach (Bit Diner), Ronald R. Rondell (Office Worker), Rolfe Sedan (Maitre D’), Janet Shaw (Bride), Charles Smith (Leo, Office Boy), Dale Van Sickel (Nightclub Extra), Max Wagner (Streetcar Conductor), Pierre Watkin (Charlie, Phyllis’s Escort), Pat West (Office Worker)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min; B&W

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