Hired Wife (1940)

Directors

William A. Seiter

Cast

Brian Aherne, Dick Lane, Hobart Cavanaugh, John Carroll, Robert Benchley, Rosalind Russell, Virginia Bruce, William B. Davidson

The story

When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in his industry, they strike back by threatening to get an injunction against him the next day and tie up his business if he will not cooperate. Facing bankruptcy, he still refuses to give in. Van Horn (Robert Benchley), his lawyer and longtime friend, suggests he get married that day and transfer all his assets to his new wife to get around the injunction.

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