Personal Secretary

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Personal Secretary
Personal Secretary poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Otis Garrett
Screenplay byBetty Laidlaw
Robert Lively
Charles Grayson
Story byBetty Laidlaw
Robert Lively
Produced by Max Golden
Starring William Gargan
Joy Hodges
Andy Devine
Ruth Donnelly
Samuel S. Hinds
Frances Robinson
Cinematography Stanley Cortez
Edited byFrank Gross
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 9, 1938 (1938-09-09)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Personal Secretary is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and written by Betty Laidlaw, Robert Lively and Charles Grayson. The film stars William Gargan, Joy Hodges, Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, Samuel S. Hinds and Frances Robinson. The film was released on September 9, 1938, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Columnists from two rival newspapers go back and forth over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.

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