Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2002), Phantom Lady (1944), Wife vs. Secretary (1936), Working Girl (1988), Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949), Ever Since Eve (1937), More Than a Secretary (1936), The Secret of My Success (1987) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Secretary movies.
Storyline: Filmmakers André Heller and Othmar Schmiderer interview Traudl Junge, a secretary to Adolf Hitler in 1942.
Plot Keywords: documentary, world war ii, history, nazi, biography, germany, holocaust ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Unhappily married Scott Henderson spends the evening on a no-name basis with a hat-wearing woman he picked up in a bar. Returning home, he finds his wife strangled and becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Every effort to establish his alibi fails; oddly no one seems to remember seeing the phantom lady (or her hat). In prison, Scott gives up hope but his faithful secretary, "Kansas," doggedly follows evanescent clues through shadowy nocturnal streets. Can she save Scott in time?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: film noir, mystery, crime, thriller, murder, wrongly accused, investigation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men, will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.—Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, marriage, workplace, misunderstanding, jealousy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, workplace, female lead, inspirational, 1980s, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, black comedy, workplace, misunderstanding, real estate, classic hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Marge is a capable secretary, but her bosses are more interested in her than her abilities. This causes her to be frequently unemployed. To get a job, she changes her look to make herself unattractive. This gets her work with a writer named Freddy, who has a deadline fast approaching for his new book. Unfortunately, Freddy takes every opportunity not to work on the book and even falls for Marge when he sees her as she really looks. But as the unattractive secretary, he barely notices her and she tries everything to get him to complete his book on time.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, romantic, 1930s, black and white, classic, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn to him, she accepts the position.
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, workplace, 1930s, american film, classic, light comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York. On his first work day in New York, he is fired in a hostile take-over and learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his distant uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room. Then Brantley meets Christy Wills, who happens to be one of the top executives. Brantley sees how poorly the company is being run and decides to create a position under the name Carlton Whitfield, to influence and improve the company's operations. Soon things get unexpectedly out of hand, not in the least because of his aunt, his girl and leading a double life.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, workplace, inspirational, 1980s, american film, business ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Haiku Tunnel is a frenetic office comedy about a neurotic male secretary who is a terrific temp but a horrible perm. When his new boss (a tax attorney who just may be Satan) gives him 17 very important letters to mail out, he doesn't, and the ensuing complications bring him face-to-face with a lifetime of personal demons.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: independent film, comedy, workplace, satire, black comedy, san francisco, low budget ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: As an ex-convict, Lee Ferguson's biggest desire is to leave his past behind and make a fresh start with Katie, his new love. But when Lee finds out Katie is a Christian, his pre-conceived ideas and her moral standards clash. Through engaging action and drama, this film explores temptation, sin, forgiveness and redemption, while helping seekers and believers understand one another!—Bill Carroll
Plot Keywords: thriller, drama, crime, mystery, workplace, psychological, female lead ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Owen Waterbury, bestselling novelist, recruits aspiring writer Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord as his latest of many secretaries. The stars in her eyes fade when she finds she is to work in his apartment, with a constant parade of eccentric visitors and slapstick provided by klutzy roommate Ronnie. Moreover, Waterbury's idea of work looks a lot like play, his interest less in books than in blondes. She leaves; to get her back, he swallows his playboy principles and marries her. Can the leopard change his spots? Can Stephanie turn the tables?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, 1940s, workplace, black-and-white, classic hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Young Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is in his last year of high school, and final examinations are right around the corner. However, all Andy can think about is participating in school clubs. When his workload simply gets too heavy, he has the bright idea to enlist the attractive Kathryn (Kathryn Grayson) to be his receptionist, which makes his girlfriend, Polly (Ann Rutherford), jealous. Unfortunately, Andy will need both Kathryn and Polly to help him if he is to pass his dreaded English test.
Plot Keywords: comedy, family, youth, school, coming of age, romance, music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When his assistant, Lance (Scott Coffey), goes on paternity leave the night before a big report is due, cookie company executive Peter (Timothy Hutton) is saved by temporary replacement Kris (Lara Flynn Boyle). Though Kris proves to be efficient and eager to please, Peter grows disturbed when his business rivals repeatedly end up dead or injured under suspicious circumstances. As Kris climbs the corporate ladder, he begins to wonder if she is a murderer.
Plot Keywords: thriller, suspense, crime, psychological thriller, workplace, deception, murder ...
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