
Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men, will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Alt... (Full plot summary below)
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Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men, will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's a star vehicle with Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow, that's filled with old-fashioned Hollywood gloss. |
| User ReviewRobbie PJean Harlow playing a much different acting technique than in any other film she made,A must see for the Harlow fan. Jean's performance is subtle and under-rated.CHECK IT OUT!! |
| User ReviewJohn DI have a weakness for the 30s and this is definetely one of the best romantic movies of this era. I think it could have been better with a different - particularly a less cheesy - ending. |
| User ReviewChris KI love classics like this. What a marvelous cast. With Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy and Jimmy Stewart, it has to be good. The plot is a familiar one, but with all this talent, it comes off beautifully and fresh. Well done MGM production, their usual good art direction, score and costumes. The fine writing held my interest throughout. |
| User ReviewJames H80/100. I love classics like this. What a marvelous cast. With Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy and Jimmy Stewart, it has to be good. The plot is a familiar one, but with all this talent, it comes off beautifully and fresh. Well done MGM production, their usual good art direction, score and costumes. The fine writing held my interest throughout. |
| User ReviewDoctor SI'm not sure how it took me this long to see something with such a great cast. And I adore 1930s Jimmy Stewart. |
| User Review?۩ IñVéRt Ðpossibly gable's most charming role and that's saying something to anyone who's seen ' It Happened One Night.' bonus mark for getting Jean Harlow to slink into a 'nice girl' role - and on ice skates no less!! |
| User ReviewJennifer P[font=Book Antiqua][size=5][color=black][/color][/size][/font] [font=Book Antiqua][size=5][color=#000000]Hey All,[/color][/size][/font] [font=Book Antiqua][size=5][color=#000000] [color=black][font='Book Antiqua']I've been watching TCM and they have been showing a Myrna Loy festival on Wednesdays. Yesterday they showed one of my favorite movies she had made, Wife Vs. Secretary. The plot is about this wife who is warned that she should fire her husband's secretary on the basis of the secretary's looks. The secretary proves every one who doubted her wrong. The cast is amazing as well as the story. I would recommend this movie to any one. The story is still relevant for today's use even though it came out in 1936. I wish more people will take an active interest in older movies. It's worth it. I guarantee it.[/font][/color][/color][/size][/font] [font=Book Antiqua][size=5][color=#000000][color=black][font='Book Antiqua']Fritz ;) [/font][/color][/color][/size][/font] |
| User ReviewNandi C70 years has passed since Jean Harlow's passing, but thank God, we have her movies to remember her by. Sadly, those of her generation is leaving as well. In this film, Harlow is secretary to Clark Gable, who's married to Myrna Loy, and everyone knows their place and is happy as a peace pipe, until someone whispers little inuendos in Loy's ear about the "secretary"Yet, the last word is on Harlow, who is smarter and wiser and let's Loy know the deal. Most definitely pre The Apartment, pre scruples, pre anything. |
| User ReviewK DNot one of my favorite Gable films but I think it was still a great film, especially for its time. I enjoyed the storyline most of all, very interesting how it played out, especially the confrontation between the two leading ladies. The one thing I couldn't stand was Myrna Loy's sobbing... it was like nails on a chalkboard to me! Other than that, nice movie, looking at it from a 1936 point of view. |