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Actors: Clark Gable, Jean Marlow, Myrna Loy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Wife vs. Secretary |
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Van and Linda Stanhope have been happily married for married three years with so much adoration and love for one another. A special day finally arrive for the two and Linda assumes that her husband has totally forgotten of their wedding anniversary. Successfully cutting a trout after a time of struggling to get it open, to her surprise a beauiful diamond necklace is found inside. Apparently Van didn't forget after all.
But the Stanhopes long vacation comes into an end so Van is ready to get back to work at his office. He is immediately greeted by his young and attractive secretary Helen "Whitey" Wilson, (which he nicknamed her) who'd finished redecorating his office. After his appreciation for her helpfulness, he decide to take Wilson along with on a business trip to seal the deal with a owner of a maganize company he just bought out. Wilson only came along to help with the contract of the purchase.
Before they go on the trip, the two discuss their plans in a tight phone booth so any other competitiors in his room doesn't hear about his bid and try to bring in stiff competition. However Van's mother Mimi and Linda stops by the office and sees the two in the booth. Mimi brings all kind of thoughts to Linda that her son and the secretary is having an affair. Linda's mind is clouded with this thought and assumes that her husband is two-timing her when he is apparently not. But Linda has her "proof" when Wilson answered the phone at a hotel Mr. Stanhope is staying at during the business trip. Having enough evidence she needs, Linda packs her things and announce to her husband that she is filing for divorce.
--Alicia M. , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Wife vs. Secretary |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- marriage going to pieces
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- secretary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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