Hired Wife


Hired Wife is a 1940 romantic comedy film starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne.

When Stephen sneaks away to a nightclub to explain things to Phyllis, Kendal follows. She runs into her handsome Latin friend Jose John Carroll, who is curious to see what Stephen looks like. Kendal comes up with the idea to have the penniless Jose pose as a wealthy man to divert Phyllis.When Stephens business competitors give up their underhanded tactics, he asks Kendal for a divorce. To his surprise, she refuses to give him one. However, the justice of the peace who married them shows up at the office and apologizes his license had expired, so the marriage is invalid. When Phyllis and Jose separately converge on the office, he is finally revealed to be a fraud financed by Kendal. Kendal and Jose leave. Afterward, though, Stephen and Phyllis admit to themselves that they really love Kendal and Jose, respectively. Both couples are happily reunited. ........

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