Hired Wife The SEX-PLOSION of the Season Release date: 1940-09-13 Genres: Comedy Actors: Max Wagner, William B. Davidson, Jack Chefe, Charles Smith, Rolfe Sedan, Frank McLure, Janet Shaw, Paul Everton, Gino Corrado, Brooks Benedict, Manuel París, Cyril Ring, William H. O'Brien, Richard Lane, Ronald R. Rondell, Charles Judels, John Carroll, Larry Steers, Pierre Watkin, Dale Van Sickel, Hobart Cavanaugh, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Suzanne Ridgway, Robert Benchley, Ralph Brooks, Pat West, Leonard Carey, Virginia Brissac, George Humbert, Edmund Mortimer, Selmer Jackson, William Halligan, Rosalind Russell, Eddie Hall, Chester Clute, Poppy Wilde, Alphonse Martell, Kitty O'Neil, Broderick O'Farrell Runtime: 1 h. 35 min. Score: 6.8/10 Votes: 4 Countries: United States of America Companies: Universal Pictures Overview: Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.