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Hired Wife is a american film of genre Comedy directed by William A. Seiter released in USA on 13 september 1940 with Rosalind Russell
Hired Wife (1940)
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Add to a movie listHired Wife is a 1940 romantic comedy film starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne.
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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.Actors
Rosalind Russell
(Kendal Browning)
Brian Aherne
(Stephen Dexter)
Virginia Bruce
(Phyllis Walden)
Robert Benchley
(Roger Van Horn)
John Carroll
(Jose de Briganza)
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