Secrets of a Secretary
{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Secrets of a Secretary
| image = Secretofasecretary.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = George Abbott
| producer = George Abbott
| writer = George Abbott (adaptation)
| story = Charles Brackett
| starring = Claudette Colbert
Herbert Marshall
| music = Johnny Green
| cinematography = George J. Folsey
| editing = Helene Turner
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1931|09|05}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English}}
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.
Plot
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless.{{cite web |title=Secrets of a Secretary|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6879-SECRETS-OF-A-SECRETARY?cxt=filmography|website=AFI Catalog of Featured Films |accessdate=November 16, 2020}}
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)
References
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External links
{{commons category|Secrets of a Secretary}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=89489|title=Secrets of a Secretary}}
- {{IMDb title|0022359|Secrets of a Secretary}}
- [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/claudette-colbert-stars-in-the-film-secrets-of-a-secretary-news-photo/3301061#/ Still] at gettyimages.com
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by George Abbott
Category:1930s English-language films
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