Personal Secretary(1938)
A Personal Secretary... Who Got Too Personal - And He LOVED It!
Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Movie: Personal Secretary
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
Gale Rodgers
'Snoop' Lewis
Grumpy
Alan Lemke
June Reese
Mrs. J. J. Farrell
Flo Sampson
'Slim' Logan
Blackmere
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Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Release Date
1938-09-09
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A Personal Secretary... Who Got Too Personal - And He LOVED It!
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