More Than a Secretary

Dec 10, 1936

1h 17m

★ 6.4

It's Howlarious!

Overview

When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn to him, she accepts the position.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Carol Baldwin

Jean Arthur

Fred Gilbert

George Brent

Ernest

Lionel Stander

Helen Davis

Ruth Donnelly

Bill Houston

Reginald Denny

Maizie West

Dorothea Kent

Mr. Crosby

Charles Halton

Enid

Geraldine Hall

Jones - Head of Art Department (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Ann (uncredited)

Dorothy Short

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7.4

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7.3

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7.4

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6.8

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5.9

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7.7

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6.9

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6.5

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7.1

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7.6

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5.9

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4.3

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1.0

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6.3

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5.9

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6.7

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6.5

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6.2

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