Hired Wife (1934 film)

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Hired Wife
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Directed by George Melford
Written byAlma Sioux Scarberry
Based onThe Flat Tire by Alma Sioux Scarberry
Produced byRaymond Friedgen
Starring Greta Nissen
Weldon Heyburn
James Kirkwood
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited by Helene Turner
Music byGeorge Henninger
Production
company
Pinnacle Productions
Distributed byPinnacle Productions
Release date
  • March 1, 1934 (1934-03-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Hired Wife is a 1934 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Greta Nissen, Weldon Heyburn and James Kirkwood. It was produced as a second feature by the independent company Pinnacle Productions. [1] It was shot at the Sun Haven Studios in Florida rather than in Hollywood. Location shooting took place at the Soreno Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  1. Wollstein p.280

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