My Dear Secretary (1948)

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Movie Info

Kirk Douglas' first comedic performance casts him as Owen Waterbury, a hard-living, womanizing novelist who marries his secretary Stephanie (Laraine Day). After she achieves greater literary success than he, the couple splits, leaving their friends to try to reunite them.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Directed By:

Charles Martin
Written By:

Charles Martin
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1948 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 15, 2004
Runtime:

94 minutes
Studio:

United Artists

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Cast

Kirk Douglas
as Owen Waterbury

Laraine Day
as Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord

Keenan Wynn
as Ronnie Hastings

Helen Walker
as Elsie

Rudy Vallee
as Charles Harris

Florence Bates
as Mrs. Reeves

Alan Mowbray
as Deveny

Grady Sutton
as Scott

Irene Ryan
as Mary

Gale Robbins
as Dawn O'Malley

Virginia Hewitt
as Felicia

Abe Reynolds
as Taxi Driver

Jody Gilbert
as Hilda Sneebacher

Jo Gilbert
as Hilda Sneebacher

Helene Stanley
as Miss Pidgeon

Joe Kirk
as Process Server

Russell Hicks
as Publisher

Gertrude Astor
as Miss Gee

Marten Lamont
as Male Secretary

Charles Halton
as Teacher

Stanley Andrews
as Mr. McNally - Publisher (uncredited)

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Audience Reviews for My Dear Secretary

Kirk Douglas as a womanizing author of romance novels, who's field of play is his own apartment where he woos the latest batch of secretaries he "hires" as he creates his next book. Keenan Wynn has the impossible task as Douglas' best friend and ... umm, comic relief, maybe. Laraine Day has the impossible task of selling us that she doesn't mind the out-of-control woman hating in this feature. No doubt this can be seen as some sort of cultural curiosity, or under-the-table commentary, but I didn't like it.