“My Dear Secretary” is a romantic comedy where Kirk Douglas plays a successful novelist and playboy who cannot hold on to a secretary. He hires Stephanie, played by Laraine Day, an aspiring writer herself and a capable secretary who seems immune to Douglas’ charms. The wackiness proceeds from there, with a supporting cast which includes Keenan Wynn as his best friend, Rudy Vallee as the publisher, Irene Ryan as his housekeeper (long before she was Granny on television sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies”), as well as Helen Walker, Florence Bates, Alan Mowbray, Helene Stanley, Gale Robbins, Grady Sutton, and Virginia Hewett.
Director-screenwriter Charles Martin held everything together to present the audience with an amusing comedy that has good performances and at least adequate production values. The watchable “My Dear Secretary” is solid entertainment from producer Leo C. Popkin, Harry Popkin Productions, and United Artists.
My Dear Secretary (1948)
cinema
My Review
“My Dear Secretary” is a romantic comedy where Kirk Douglas plays a successful novelist and playboy who cannot hold on to a secretary. He hires Stephanie, played by Laraine Day, an aspiring writer herself and a capable secretary who seems immune to Douglas’ charms. The wackiness proceeds from there, with a supporting cast which includes Keenan Wynn as his best friend, Rudy Vallee as the publisher, Irene Ryan as his housekeeper (long before she was Granny on television sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies”), as well as Helen Walker, Florence Bates, Alan Mowbray, Helene Stanley, Gale Robbins, Grady Sutton, and Virginia Hewett.
Director-screenwriter Charles Martin held everything together to present the audience with an amusing comedy that has good performances and at least adequate production values. The watchable “My Dear Secretary” is solid entertainment from producer Leo C. Popkin, Harry Popkin Productions, and United Artists.