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More Than a Secretary (1936)

More Than a Secretary poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A secretary at a health magazine is in love with her boss. She tries various schemes to get him to notice her romantically.

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What happens

More Than a Secretary is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Jean Arthur, George Brent and Ruth Donnelly. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Dale Van Every and Lynn Starling. The story was adapted by Ethel Hill and Aben Kandel, based on the magazine story "Safari in Manhattan" by Matt Taylor. It tells the story of a health magazine secretary who is in love with her boss. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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