

My Dear Secretary
1948-11-05 · 94 min · ★ 6.1
A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen Waterbury, famous novelist. She is soon disppointed, however, when he turns out to be an erratic, immature playboy. Opposites attract, of course, but not without sub-plots that touch on competitiveness within marriage and responsibility.
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- Directors
- Charles Martin
- Production companies
- Cardinal Pictures, United Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Laraine DayStephanie 'Steve' Gaylord
Kirk DouglasOwen Waterbury
Keenan WynnRonnie Hastings
Helen WalkerElsie
Rudy ValleeCharles Harris
Florence BatesHorrible Hannah Reeve (the landlady)
Alan MowbrayDeveny (Bryant Detective Agency)
Irene RyanMary
Gale RobbinsDawn O'Malley
Grady SuttonSylvan Scott
Bess FlowersNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Helene StanleyMiss 'Clay' Pigeon
Stanley AndrewsMr. McNally - Publisher (uncredited)
Gertrude AstorMiss Gee (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumNightclub Extra (uncredited)
Jody GilbertHilda Sneebacher (uncredited)
Charles HaltonMr. Kilbride (uncredited)
Virginia HewittFelicia Adams (uncredited)
Russell HicksDick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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