Hired Wife
Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.
Plot
When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in his industry, they strike back by threatening to get an injunction against him the next day and tie up his business if he will not cooperate. Facing bankruptcy, he still refuses to give in. Van Horn (Robert Benchley), his lawyer and longtime friend, suggests he get married that day and transfer all his assets to his new wife to get around the injunction.
More details
| author | Richard Connell |
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| director | William A. Seiter |
| editor | Milton Carruth |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | chaperon chaperone id injunction justice of the peace marriage proposal married run south carolina wealthy man |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner |
| producer | Glenn Tryon |
| productionCompany | William A. Seiter Productions |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | romantic comedy screwball comedy |