Wife vs. Secretary

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Wife vs. Secretary was a 1936 comedy film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Jean Harlow. The film was the fourth of eight collaborations between Gable and Loy and the sixth of eight collaborations between Gable and Harlow. The film was also one of the first memorable roles for James Stewart, who played Harlow's boyfriend.
The movie will be released on DVD on June 20, 2006.

Plot

Van Stanhope (Clark Gable) is utterly dependent on his secretary Whitey Wilson (Jean Harlow), and calls on her at all hours to run his errands. He also spends days at a time away from his wife travelling for his business, magazine publishing. Stanhope's wife Linda (Myrna Loy) doesn't suspect anything until her mother-in-law, Mimi (May Robson) plants the seeds of doubt.

Cast

Clark Gable as Van 'V.S.'/'Jake' Stanhope
Jean Harlow as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
Myrna Loy as Linda Stanhope
May Robson as Mimi Stanhope
George Barbier as J.D. Underwood
James Stewart as Dave
Hobart Cavanaugh as Joe

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