My Dear Secretary (1948)
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Produced by comedy specialist Harry M. Popkin and his brother Leo Popkin, My Dear Secretary stars Kirk Douglas as Owen Waterbury, a best-selling novelist with an eye for the ladies. When aspiring writer Stephanie Gaylord (Laraine Day) signs on as his secretary, Waterbury assumes that he's lined… More Produced by comedy specialist Harry M. Popkin and his brother Leo Popkin, My Dear Secretary stars Kirk Douglas as Owen Waterbury, a best-selling novelist with an eye for the ladies. When aspiring writer Stephanie Gaylord (Laraine Day) signs on as his secretary, Waterbury assumes that he's lined up another sexual conquest. But Stephanie is not so easily won over, and the rest of the film finds Waterbury striving to come up to her standards. Whenever the film's pace lags, one can count on the farcical expertise of Keenan Wynn, borrowed from MGM to play Douglas' sardonic confidante, to save the day. Along with Strange Love of Martha Ivers, My Dear Secretary is one of the most accessible of Kirk Douglas' early films thanks to its public-domain status. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Martin
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 12, 1949 Wide
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Cast
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Laraine Day
as Stephanie Gaylord
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Kirk Douglas
as Owen Waterbury
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Helen Walker
as Elsie
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Keenan Wynn
as Ronnie Hastings
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Rudy Vallee
as Charles Harris
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Florence Bates
as Mrs. Reeves
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Alan Mowbray
as Deveny
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Grady Sutton
as Scott
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Irene Ryan
as Mary
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Gale Robbins
as Dawn O'Malley
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Virginia Hewitt
as Felicia
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Abe Reynolds
as Taxi Driver
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Jo Gilbert
as Hilda Sneebacher
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Helene Stanley
as Miss Pidgeon
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Joe Kirk
as Process Server
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Russell Hicks
as Publisher
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Gertrude Astor
as Miss Gee
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Marten Lamont
as Male Secretary
- Stanley Andrews
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Charles Halton
as Teacher
