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68% Critic Match
Hired Wife
“The SEX-PLOSION of the Season”
6.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 35m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rosalind Russell
Kendal Browning
Lead
Brian Aherne
Stephen Dexter
Virginia Bruce
Phyllis Walden
Robert Benchley
Roger Van Horn
John Carroll
Jose de Briganza
Hobart Cavanaugh
William
Richard Lane
McNab
William B. Davidson
Mumford (as William Davidson)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Seiter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hired Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
