His Private Secretary

His Private Secretary
Film poster
Directed byPhil Whitman
Written byLewis D. Collins
Jack Natteford
Produced byAl Alt
D.J. Mountan
StarringEvalyn Knapp
John Wayne
CinematographyAbe Scholtz
Edited byBobby Ray
Production
company
Screencraft Productions
Distributed byMarcy Pictures
Release date
  • June 10, 1933 (1933-06-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9,000[1]
Box office$95,000[1]
Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne and Natalie Kingston in His Private Secretary

His Private Secretary is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Phil Whitman and starring Evalyn Knapp and John Wayne. It is an early Wayne non-Western film appearance, made when he was 26 years old.

Plot

Dick Wallace has to prove to the preacher's daughter, his own father, his old friends, and himself that he is not just an irresponsible playboy. His new love Marion does a good job of convincing them. The question is whether or not it is true.

Gold digger Polly has set her sights on Dick. But Dick falls in love with Marion Hall, the grand-daughter of a small town minister who owes Mr. Wallace money. Dick refuses to collect the debt, and is fired. He buys the only garage in town so he can stay and know Marion better.

After they are married, Dick's father refuses to meet the new wife, convinced sight unseen that she must be a gold digger. Marion walks into the office just as Mr.Wallace fires his secretary, and she ends up with the job. Thanks to the efforts of meek office manager Little, a 3-way reconciliation is eventually arrived at.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Scheuer, P. K. (July 31, 1963). "Katzman doesn't give a hoot for art". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168417537 – via ProQuest.
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