More Than a Secretary
(1936)
77 or 80 mins | Romantic comedy | 24 December 1936
Director:
Alfred E. GreenWriters:
Dale Van Every, Lynn Starling, Ethel Hill, Aben KandelCinematographer:
Henry FreulichEditor:
Al ClarkProduction Designer:
Stephen GoossonProduction Company:
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd.Working titles for this film were Safari in Paradise and Help Wanted Female. ...
Working titles for this film were Safari in Paradise and Help Wanted Female.
Safari in Paradise
Carol Baldwin and her roomate Helen Davis are the owners of the Supreme Secretarial School. When they chastise Maizie West, one of their worst students, she accuses them of jealousy over her success with men. Carol is forced to take a job as secretary to Body and Brain magazine editor, Fred Gilbert. Fred adheres to a strict exercise and diet regime which he expects Carol to follow as well. Carol rebels and after Bill catches a cold which forces him to remain at home in bed, she takes the opportunity to liven up the magazine. Bill is furious, but Carol advises him to loosen up and eat a good steak. After the magazine's circulation improves because of Carol's changes, Bill apologizes and asks her to dinner. Fred's old friend, Bill Houston, begs him to take Maizie, his secretary, off his hands because his wife is returning from Europe. Fred becomes infatuated with Maizie. He promotes Carol to associate editor, but when he begins to neglect his job because of Maizie, Carol quits. Fred follows Carol to her school and agrees to transfer Maizie to a job with the magazine's owner, Mr. Crosby. Carol refuses to accept his apology, however, and goes on a trip with Helen. Unable to find her, Bill fills the next issue of the magazine with photos of Carol in an effort to get her back. When Carol returns, she spanks Maizie and then accepts Fred's ...
Carol Baldwin and her roomate Helen Davis are the owners of the Supreme Secretarial School. When they chastise Maizie West, one of their worst students, she accuses them of jealousy over her success with men. Carol is forced to take a job as secretary to Body and Brain magazine editor, Fred Gilbert. Fred adheres to a strict exercise and diet regime which he expects Carol to follow as well. Carol rebels and after Bill catches a cold which forces him to remain at home in bed, she takes the opportunity to liven up the magazine. Bill is furious, but Carol advises him to loosen up and eat a good steak. After the magazine's circulation improves because of Carol's changes, Bill apologizes and asks her to dinner. Fred's old friend, Bill Houston, begs him to take Maizie, his secretary, off his hands because his wife is returning from Europe. Fred becomes infatuated with Maizie. He promotes Carol to associate editor, but when he begins to neglect his job because of Maizie, Carol quits. Fred follows Carol to her school and agrees to transfer Maizie to a job with the magazine's owner, Mr. Crosby. Carol refuses to accept his apology, however, and goes on a trip with Helen. Unable to find her, Bill fills the next issue of the magazine with photos of Carol in an effort to get her back. When Carol returns, she spanks Maizie and then accepts Fred's proposal.
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