Personal Secretary

Sep 9, 1938

1h 11m

★ 0.0

A Personal Secretary... Who Got Too Personal - And He LOVED It!

Overview

Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Personal Secretary Trailers

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Cast

Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

William Gargan

Gale Rodgers

Joy Hodges

'Snoop' Lewis

Andy Devine

Grumpy

Ruth Donnelly

Alan Lemke

Samuel S. Hinds

June Reese

Frances Robinson

Mrs. J. J. Farrell

Florence Roberts

Flo Sampson

Kay Linaker

'Slim' Logan

Matty Fain

Blackmere

Selmer Jackson

Dixie Green

Louise Stanley

Jack Murphy

Jack Carr

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0.0

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0.0

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