Wife vs. Secretary
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| Wife vs. Secretary | |
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown Hunt Stromberg |
| Written by | Faith Baldwin (story) Norman Krasna, John Lee Mahin, and Alice Duer Miller (screenplay) |
| Starring | Clark Gable Jean Harlow Myrna Loy James Stewart |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart Edward Ward |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Editing by | Frank E. Hull |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | February 28, 1936 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Language | English |
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Wife vs. Secretary was a 1936 comedy film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Jean Harlow. The film was the fourth of eight collaborations between Gable and Loy and the sixth of eight collaborations between Gable and Harlow. The film was also one of the first memorable roles for James Stewart, who played Harlow's boyfriend. After being unavailable for over a decade, the film was released on DVD on June 20, 2006.
[edit] Plot
Van Stanhope (Clark Gable) is utterly dependent on his secretary Whitey Wilson (Jean Harlow), and calls on her at all hours to run his errands. He also spends days at a time away from his wife travelling for his business, magazine publishing. Stanhope's wife Linda (Myrna Loy) doesn't suspect anything until her mother-in-law, Mimi (May Robson) plants the seeds of doubt.
[edit] Cast
Clark Gable as Van 'V.S.'/'Jake' Stanhope
Jean Harlow as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
Myrna Loy as Linda Stanhope
May Robson as Mimi Stanhope
George Barbier as J.D. Underwood
James Stewart as Dave
Hobart Cavanaugh as Joe
