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Secrets of a Secretary
Poster
Directed by	George Abbott
Written by	George Abbott (adaptation)
Story by	Charles Brackett
Produced by	George Abbott
Starring	Claudette Colbert Herbert Marshall
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Helene Turner
Music by	Johnny Green
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 5, 1931 (1931-09-05)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Secrets of a Secretary is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. The film was stage actress Mary Boland's first role in a talkie. From a story by Charles Brackett.

Plot

Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless.

Cast

• Claudette Colbert as Helen Blake
• Herbert Marshall as Lord Danforth
• Georges Metaxa as Frank D'Agnoll
• Betty Lawford as Sylvia Merritt
• Mary Boland as Mrs. Merritt
• Berton Churchill as Mr. Merritt
• Averell Harris as Don Marlow
• Betty Garde as Dorothy White
• Hugh O'Connell as Charlie Rickenbacker
• Joseph Crehan as Reporter (uncredited)
• Porter Hall as Drunk (uncredited)
• H. Dudley Hawley as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
• Olaf Hytten as Court Reporter (uncredited)
• Edward Keane as Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Barry Macollum (uncredited)
• Millard Mitchell as Policeman (uncredited)
• William Pawley (uncredited)
• Charles C. Wilson as Police Captain (uncredited)

See also

• The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount Pictures)

External links

• Secrets of a Secretary at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
• Secrets of a Secretary at IMDb
• Still at gettyimages.com