Personal Secretary

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Personal Secretary

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

1938

1h 11m

8.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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15 members

Acting

William Gargan

Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

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Joy Hodges

Gale Rodgers

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Andy Devine

'Snoop' Lewis

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Ruth Donnelly

Grumpy

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Samuel S. Hinds

Alan Lemke

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Frances Robinson

June Reese

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Florence Roberts

Mrs. J. J. Farrell

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Kay Linaker

Flo Sampson

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Matty Fain

'Slim' Logan

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Selmer Jackson

Blackmere

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Louise Stanley

Dixie Green

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Jack Carr

Jack Murphy

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John Frazer

Radio Announcer

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Jack Gardner

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Art

William George

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