Movie: Personal Secretary

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Gargan
William Gargan

Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

Joy Hodges
Joy Hodges

Gale Rodgers

Andy Devine
Andy Devine

'Snoop' Lewis

Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly

Grumpy

Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds

Alan Lemke

Frances Robinson
Frances Robinson

June Reese

Florence Roberts
Florence Roberts

Mrs. J. J. Farrell

Kay Linaker
Kay Linaker

Flo Sampson

Matty Fain
Matty Fain

'Slim' Logan

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Blackmere

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  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    1938-09-09

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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