His secretary
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | His secretary |
| Original title | Wife vs. Secretary |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1936 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Clarence Brown |
| script |
Norman Krasna , John Lee Mahin , Alice Duer Miller |
| production | Clarence Brown, Hunt Stromberg |
| music |
Herbert Stothart , Edward Ward |
| camera | Ray June |
| cut | Frank E. Hull |
| occupation | |
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His secretary (original title: Wife vs. Secretary ) is an American comedy film from 1936. Clark Gable , Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy are directed by Clarence Brown . The novel Wife vs. Secretary to Faith Baldwin .
action
New York- based newspaper publisher Van and his wife Linda have been happily married for three years . However, both Van's mother Mimi and friends of Linda suspect that sooner or later Van's attractive secretary Whitey could seduce Van into an affair. Linda doesn't want to believe such hints because she trusts her husband. It is different with Whitey's fiancé Dave, who immediately becomes jealous because of Whitey's admiration for her boss. He pushes Whitey all the more to finally marry him. But instead of setting a wedding date, Whitey breaks her engagement to Dave and prefers to jump into work. She wants to help Van make a secret deal with the media mogul Underwood before another publisher breaks up with Van. To this end, Van hides his business plans from Linda, which makes her increasingly suspicious.
Linda finally becomes jealous during a skating run organized by Vans Verlag. She asks Van to move Whitey to another department and gets into an argument with him. But they make up that same night. To close his deal with Underwood, Van has to drive to Havana shortly afterwards . However, he does not want Linda to accompany him. When Van arrives at the destination of his business trip, in view of the immense paperwork, Van lets Whitey follow suit. They now work together day and night. After successfully closing the Underwood deal, Van and Whitey toast their triumph. Although they may be very attracted to each other, they can ultimately resist each other. But when Linda unexpectedly calls and Whitey picks up the phone, Linda is completely convinced of Van's infidelity.
Van returns to New York a little later, where Linda has already filed for divorce. After Van tries unsuccessfully to win her back, he invites Whitey to sail to the Bermuda Islands together . Although Whitey has now fallen in love with Van, she realizes that Van and Linda belong together. Whitey visits Linda and makes it clear to Linda that a divorce is a big mistake. Linda returns to Van and Whitey and Dave find each other again.
background
His secretary was the fifth of six joint films by Clark Gable and Jean Harlow and also marks the fourth of a total of seven joint productions by Gable and Myrna Loy . Harlow and Loy, in turn, had worked together for the comedy film Funny Sinner in 1936 .
Its secretary premiered in the United States on February 28, 1936 . The film comedy was also released in German cinemas on July 22, 1936. It was first broadcast on German television on October 9, 1988.
Reviews
“Good-natured social comedy with a star cast,” was the verdict of The Lexicon of International Films . "Jean Harlow shines in a character role with which the in itself trivial-nice story gains profile," it goes on to say. For Cinema , his secretary was "[great] old-school fun with crackling dialogue jokes".
German version
A German dubbed version was produced in 1988 at Interopa Film in Berlin .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Van Stanhope | Clark Gable | Norbert Langer |
| Helen "Whitey" Wilson | Jean Harlow | Daniela Lohmeyer |
| Linda Stanhope | Myrna Loy | Monika Barth |
| Mimi Stanhope | May Robson | Tilly Lauenstein |
| JD Underwood | George Barber | Heinz Theo branding |
| Dave | James Stewart | Sigmar Solbach |
Web links
- His secretary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- His secretary at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Pictures of the film on cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ His secretary. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 27, 2019 .
- ↑ cf. cinema.de
- ↑ His secretary. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on October 27, 2019 .