Behind Office Doors (1931)
- Directed by
- Melville W. Brown
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman acts as a secretary and works behind the scenes to help her male boss succeed in business. Her efforts lead to complicated romantic situations and personal conflicts.
romanticdramaticmelodramaticambitioustensepre-codecity-set
What happens
Behind Office Doors is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Melville W. Brown, from a screenplay by Carey Wilson and J. Walter Ruben, based on Alan Schultz's 1929 novel, Private Secretary. It starred Mary Astor, Robert Ames and Ricardo Cortez, and revolved around the premise of "the woman behind the man". While not well received by critics, it did well at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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