In lesser hands this might have been a mediocre soap opera, but with Clarence Brown's skilled direction and a talented cast, WIFE VS. SECRETARY is an entertaining, intelligent drama. Clark Gable plays a magazine publisher married to Myrna Loy, whom he dearly loves. Jean Harlow is Gable's
secretary, and, although she has a close working relationship with her boss, there is not an iota of romantic interest between them. Nonetheless, Gable's mother, May Robson, finds something suspicious about the arrangement and makes this very clear to Loy. Harlow's boy friend James Stewart tries
to push her into marriage, but her career comes first. The two argue and they break up....
Released:
1936
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins