The Office Wife

Aug 23, 1930

0h 59m

★ 4.7

A New Angle on the Eternal Triangle! Husband Secretary Wife?

Overview

Larry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the 'Office Wife'. An executive stenographer's duties creates a relationship approaching that of his wife. Little does Larry know that sometimes literature mirrors life.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Anne Murdock

Dorothy Mackaill

Larry Fellowes

Lewis Stone

Mrs. Fellowes

Natalie Moorhead

Mr. McGowan

Hobart Bosworth

Katharine Murdock

Joan Blondell

Kate Halsey

Blanche Friderici

Jamison

Brooks Benedict

Secretary Andrews

Dale Fuller

Ted

Walter Merrill

Office Boy (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Dickie the Boy at Beach (uncredited)

Dickie Moore

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