![]() To further complicate matters, Whitey, who already has a boyfriend of her own ( Jimmy Stewart, in one of his first film appearances), begins to realize she does indeed have feelings for the boss. Gossip ensues, rumors fly, and before Stanhope can get in front of the salacious blather, it becomes a foregone conclusion that he and Whitey are involved in a torrid affair. Secretary is actually a surprisingly honest look at three individuals who become unwitting victims of whispers and aspersions.Ĭlark Gable plays publishing magnate Van Stanhope, Myrna Loy his loving wife Linda, and Jean Harlow his dutiful secretary "Whitey." Stanhope is working on a secret merger deal that requires him to tell his wife tall tales about his late nights at the office with Whitey, which leads his betrothed to believe her husband is having a tryst with the young woman who takes dictation. ![]() And while the movie's title certainly makes it sound like audiences are in for a claws-bared, knock-down, drag-out fight between a virtuous lady and an immoral man-stealer, Wife vs. Not only is this Hollywood golden age film one of the first to use the "vs." title, it's also one of the first to examine the fragility of relationships and the dangerous power of rumor and innuendo on people's lives.
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