Secrets of a Secretary
1931 film
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Secrets of a Secretary is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. The film was stage actress Mary Boland's first role in a talkie. From a story by Charles Brackett.
Directed byGeorge Abbott
Written byGeorge Abbott (adaptation)
Story byCharles Brackett
Produced byGeorge Abbott
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| Directed by | George Abbott |
| Written by | George Abbott (adaptation) |
| Story by | Charles Brackett |
| Produced by | George Abbott |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Herbert Marshall |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Helene Turner |
| Music by | Johnny Green |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless.[1]
Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Helen Blake
- Herbert Marshall as Lord Danforth
- Georges Metaxa as Frank D'Agnoll
- Betty Lawford as Sylvia Merritt
- Mary Boland as Mrs. Merritt
- Berton Churchill as Mr. Merritt
- Averell Harris as Don Marlow
- Betty Garde as Dorothy White
- Hugh O'Connell as Charlie Rickenbacker
- Joseph Crehan as Reporter (uncredited)
- Porter Hall as Drunk (uncredited)
- H. Dudley Hawley as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten as Court Reporter (uncredited)
- Edward Keane as Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Barry Macollum (uncredited)
- Millard Mitchell as Policeman (uncredited)
- William Pawley (uncredited)
- Charles C. Wilson as Police Captain (uncredited)
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount Pictures)
