Average customer rating:
- My Dear Secretary
- Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars
- Snapshot of a point in time
- Kirk's Best Movie!
|
My Dear Secretary
Starring:
Laraine Day ,
Kirk Douglas ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Helen Walker , and
Rudy Vallee
Director:
Charles Martin (III)
Manufacturer: Delta
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Lew Ayres: Dr Kildare's Strange Case
ASIN: B00004YKQM
Release Date: 2000-10-17 |
Description
Douglas is a playboy writer, and Laraine Day, his secretary, is also a beginning writer. Their farcical antics are greatly supported by cast members Florence Bates, Irene Ryan and especially Keenan Wynn, who practically steals the show as Douglas' roommate. Fans of Douglas will enjoy this lighter side of the multi-talented actor who, incidentally, was eager to do comedy after being in so many serious roles.
Customer Reviews:
My Dear Secretary.......2006-04-04
This is a great, lighthearted, fun movie! For a contemporary, younger generation, it's probably just too much. But the generation for whom this movie was made, a generation that went thru a war that just killed 60 plus million poeple world wide, it was a simple, fun-loving, fresh, happy, 'the-future-did-look-brighter-and-new-days-were-coming' type of movie. It touches a wonderfully simple sense of love enough times to leave you in a better frame of mind once you have finished the last moments of the film.
Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars.......2005-02-25
Of course with an Alpha dvd my expectations weren't that high, but I was actually expecting a better movie. Don't get me wrong, this has a top-notch cast, but they can only do so much with the awkward script which is mostly strained and unfunny throughout the film. The best thing about this is Keenan Wynn's energetic performance which steals the show.
Kirk Douglas plays ladies man and best-selling novelist Owen Waterbury, who's having trouble getting his latest novel started. Waterbury's secretaries have a bad habit of becoming romantic conquests of his, and when Stephanie Gaylord (played by Laraine Day) becomes his secretary he expects her to be yet another easy conquest.
She plays hard to get, however, forcing Waterbury to leave his womanizing days behind him (or so she thinks!). They eventually marry, but in no time at all they're both suspicious of one another and their happy marriage quickly becomes chaotic! Will he be able to stay loyal to his wife, and will she learn to trust him? Watch and find out!
Although Kirk Douglas was usually flawless playing selfish cads ("Champion", "Out of the Past", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "The Bad and the Beautiful", etc.), here he just doesn't seem to be in his element, although he does a good job, given the script's flaws. But the award for scene-stealer goes to Keenan Wynn, who plays Waterbury's cynical best friend who knows his womanizing ways so well. Overall, I think Kirk Douglas fans may find this comedy entertaining, just be aware that it's not one of his best films at all. Even big stars like Douglas made a few flops in their career (like "The Big Trees").
Snapshot of a point in time.......2001-11-17
The film is worth watching for its portrait of a time long gone, but not interesting enough to watch twice. I expected a wittier film than I got, but enjoyed looking at the great costumes worn by Laraine Day. The problem is that the story is perfunctory and jerkily paced. Kirk Douglas is the weakest character. No way do you believe that Kirk Douglas has fallen in love with Loraine Day, or that the swift turnabouts in personality are credible. But Laraine glows and is fun to watch, and the supporting characters are interesting.
Kirk's Best Movie!.......1999-12-07
For those of you who may have stumbled on this movie by accident, let me tell you that for the price you won't find a better movie. The comedy is sharp and the dialogue is better than any episode of Frasier. Wynn rules as the Godfather Of All Slackers: "If you have the opportunity to get paid for doing nothing then grab it, you fool!".
Average customer rating:
- My Dear Secretary
- Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars
- Snapshot of a point in time
- Kirk's Best Movie!
|
My Dear Secretary (1948) (B&W)
Starring:
Laraine Day ,
Kirk Douglas ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Helen Walker , and
Rudy Vallee
Director:
Charles Martin (III)
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Astor, Gertrude
| ( A )
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| ( B )
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Day, Laraine
| ( D )
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| ( D )
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| ( M )
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| ( R )
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| ( S )
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ASIN: B00006L919
Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
Customer Reviews:
My Dear Secretary.......2006-04-04
This is a great, lighthearted, fun movie! For a contemporary, younger generation, it's probably just too much. But the generation for whom this movie was made, a generation that went thru a war that just killed 60 plus million poeple world wide, it was a simple, fun-loving, fresh, happy, 'the-future-did-look-brighter-and-new-days-were-coming' type of movie. It touches a wonderfully simple sense of love enough times to leave you in a better frame of mind once you have finished the last moments of the film.
Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars.......2005-02-25
Of course with an Alpha dvd my expectations weren't that high, but I was actually expecting a better movie. Don't get me wrong, this has a top-notch cast, but they can only do so much with the awkward script which is mostly strained and unfunny throughout the film. The best thing about this is Keenan Wynn's energetic performance which steals the show.
Kirk Douglas plays ladies man and best-selling novelist Owen Waterbury, who's having trouble getting his latest novel started. Waterbury's secretaries have a bad habit of becoming romantic conquests of his, and when Stephanie Gaylord (played by Laraine Day) becomes his secretary he expects her to be yet another easy conquest.
She plays hard to get, however, forcing Waterbury to leave his womanizing days behind him (or so she thinks!). They eventually marry, but in no time at all they're both suspicious of one another and their happy marriage quickly becomes chaotic! Will he be able to stay loyal to his wife, and will she learn to trust him? Watch and find out!
Although Kirk Douglas was usually flawless playing selfish cads ("Champion", "Out of the Past", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "The Bad and the Beautiful", etc.), here he just doesn't seem to be in his element, although he does a good job, given the script's flaws. But the award for scene-stealer goes to Keenan Wynn, who plays Waterbury's cynical best friend who knows his womanizing ways so well. Overall, I think Kirk Douglas fans may find this comedy entertaining, just be aware that it's not one of his best films at all. Even big stars like Douglas made a few flops in their career (like "The Big Trees").
Snapshot of a point in time.......2001-11-17
The film is worth watching for its portrait of a time long gone, but not interesting enough to watch twice. I expected a wittier film than I got, but enjoyed looking at the great costumes worn by Laraine Day. The problem is that the story is perfunctory and jerkily paced. Kirk Douglas is the weakest character. No way do you believe that Kirk Douglas has fallen in love with Loraine Day, or that the swift turnabouts in personality are credible. But Laraine glows and is fun to watch, and the supporting characters are interesting.
Kirk's Best Movie!.......1999-12-07
For those of you who may have stumbled on this movie by accident, let me tell you that for the price you won't find a better movie. The comedy is sharp and the dialogue is better than any episode of Frasier. Wynn rules as the Godfather Of All Slackers: "If you have the opportunity to get paid for doing nothing then grab it, you fool!".
Average customer rating:
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My Dear Secretary
Starring:
Kirk Douglas ,
Gertrude Astor ,
Florence Bates ,
Laraine Day , and
Jo Gilbert
Director:
Charles Martin
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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| ( B )
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Day, Laraine
| ( D )
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| ( D )
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| ( G )
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| ( H )
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| ( R )
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| ( S )
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| ( V )
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| ( W )
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| ( W )
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ASIN: B0002Z3QYU
Release Date: 2004-09-28 |
Product Description
A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary of a famous novelist. She is soon disappointed, however, when he turns out to be an erratic, immature playboy. A hilarious, heart-warming comedy with Kirk Douglas at his best.
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Average customer rating:
- My Dear Secretary
- Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars
- Snapshot of a point in time
- Kirk's Best Movie!
|
My Dear Secretary [Region 2]
Starring:
Laraine Day ,
Kirk Douglas ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Helen Walker , and
Rudy Vallee
Director:
Charles Martin (III)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
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| ( A )
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Astor, Gertrude
| ( A )
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| ( M )
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| ( R )
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| DVD
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| ( S )
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| DVD
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| ( V )
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| ( W )
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ASIN: B0001MIQTO |
Customer Reviews:
My Dear Secretary.......2006-04-04
This is a great, lighthearted, fun movie! For a contemporary, younger generation, it's probably just too much. But the generation for whom this movie was made, a generation that went thru a war that just killed 60 plus million poeple world wide, it was a simple, fun-loving, fresh, happy, 'the-future-did-look-brighter-and-new-days-were-coming' type of movie. It touches a wonderfully simple sense of love enough times to leave you in a better frame of mind once you have finished the last moments of the film.
Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars.......2005-02-25
Of course with an Alpha dvd my expectations weren't that high, but I was actually expecting a better movie. Don't get me wrong, this has a top-notch cast, but they can only do so much with the awkward script which is mostly strained and unfunny throughout the film. The best thing about this is Keenan Wynn's energetic performance which steals the show.
Kirk Douglas plays ladies man and best-selling novelist Owen Waterbury, who's having trouble getting his latest novel started. Waterbury's secretaries have a bad habit of becoming romantic conquests of his, and when Stephanie Gaylord (played by Laraine Day) becomes his secretary he expects her to be yet another easy conquest.
She plays hard to get, however, forcing Waterbury to leave his womanizing days behind him (or so she thinks!). They eventually marry, but in no time at all they're both suspicious of one another and their happy marriage quickly becomes chaotic! Will he be able to stay loyal to his wife, and will she learn to trust him? Watch and find out!
Although Kirk Douglas was usually flawless playing selfish cads ("Champion", "Out of the Past", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "The Bad and the Beautiful", etc.), here he just doesn't seem to be in his element, although he does a good job, given the script's flaws. But the award for scene-stealer goes to Keenan Wynn, who plays Waterbury's cynical best friend who knows his womanizing ways so well. Overall, I think Kirk Douglas fans may find this comedy entertaining, just be aware that it's not one of his best films at all. Even big stars like Douglas made a few flops in their career (like "The Big Trees").
Snapshot of a point in time.......2001-11-17
The film is worth watching for its portrait of a time long gone, but not interesting enough to watch twice. I expected a wittier film than I got, but enjoyed looking at the great costumes worn by Laraine Day. The problem is that the story is perfunctory and jerkily paced. Kirk Douglas is the weakest character. No way do you believe that Kirk Douglas has fallen in love with Loraine Day, or that the swift turnabouts in personality are credible. But Laraine glows and is fun to watch, and the supporting characters are interesting.
Kirk's Best Movie!.......1999-12-07
For those of you who may have stumbled on this movie by accident, let me tell you that for the price you won't find a better movie. The comedy is sharp and the dialogue is better than any episode of Frasier. Wynn rules as the Godfather Of All Slackers: "If you have the opportunity to get paid for doing nothing then grab it, you fool!".
Average customer rating:
- My Dear Secretary
- Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars
- Snapshot of a point in time
- Kirk's Best Movie!
|
My Dear Secretary
Starring:
Laraine Day ,
Kirk Douglas ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Helen Walker , and
Rudy Vallee
Director:
Charles Martin (III)
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Classics
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Farce
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Writers
| By Theme
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Comedy
| Kids & Family
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Andrews, Stanley
| ( A )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Astor, Gertrude
| ( A )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Bates, Florence
| ( B )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Day, Laraine
| ( D )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Douglas, Kirk
| ( D )
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| Stores
| DVD
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Mowbray, Alan
| ( M )
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| DVD
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Robbins, Gale
| ( R )
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| Stores
| DVD
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Ryan, Irene
| ( R )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Sutton, Grady
| ( S )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Vallee, Rudy
| ( V )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Walker, Helen
| ( W )
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| Stores
| DVD
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Wynn, Keenan
| ( W )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
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( M )
| Titles
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| DVD
| Video
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-
David Niven: Happy Go Lovely
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Lew Ayres: Dr Kildare's Strange Case
ASIN: B00022PYPC
Release Date: 2004-06-15 |
Description
Kirk Douglas stars as Owen Waterbury, a philandering best-selling novelist. When aspiring writer Stephanie Gaylord signs on as his secretary, Waterbury approaches her as another sexual conquest. But Stephanie is not so easily won over, thus winning Waterbury over to change to her standards.
Customer Reviews:
My Dear Secretary.......2006-04-04
This is a great, lighthearted, fun movie! For a contemporary, younger generation, it's probably just too much. But the generation for whom this movie was made, a generation that went thru a war that just killed 60 plus million poeple world wide, it was a simple, fun-loving, fresh, happy, 'the-future-did-look-brighter-and-new-days-were-coming' type of movie. It touches a wonderfully simple sense of love enough times to leave you in a better frame of mind once you have finished the last moments of the film.
Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars.......2005-02-25
Of course with an Alpha dvd my expectations weren't that high, but I was actually expecting a better movie. Don't get me wrong, this has a top-notch cast, but they can only do so much with the awkward script which is mostly strained and unfunny throughout the film. The best thing about this is Keenan Wynn's energetic performance which steals the show.
Kirk Douglas plays ladies man and best-selling novelist Owen Waterbury, who's having trouble getting his latest novel started. Waterbury's secretaries have a bad habit of becoming romantic conquests of his, and when Stephanie Gaylord (played by Laraine Day) becomes his secretary he expects her to be yet another easy conquest.
She plays hard to get, however, forcing Waterbury to leave his womanizing days behind him (or so she thinks!). They eventually marry, but in no time at all they're both suspicious of one another and their happy marriage quickly becomes chaotic! Will he be able to stay loyal to his wife, and will she learn to trust him? Watch and find out!
Although Kirk Douglas was usually flawless playing selfish cads ("Champion", "Out of the Past", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "The Bad and the Beautiful", etc.), here he just doesn't seem to be in his element, although he does a good job, given the script's flaws. But the award for scene-stealer goes to Keenan Wynn, who plays Waterbury's cynical best friend who knows his womanizing ways so well. Overall, I think Kirk Douglas fans may find this comedy entertaining, just be aware that it's not one of his best films at all. Even big stars like Douglas made a few flops in their career (like "The Big Trees").
Snapshot of a point in time.......2001-11-17
The film is worth watching for its portrait of a time long gone, but not interesting enough to watch twice. I expected a wittier film than I got, but enjoyed looking at the great costumes worn by Laraine Day. The problem is that the story is perfunctory and jerkily paced. Kirk Douglas is the weakest character. No way do you believe that Kirk Douglas has fallen in love with Loraine Day, or that the swift turnabouts in personality are credible. But Laraine glows and is fun to watch, and the supporting characters are interesting.
Kirk's Best Movie!.......1999-12-07
For those of you who may have stumbled on this movie by accident, let me tell you that for the price you won't find a better movie. The comedy is sharp and the dialogue is better than any episode of Frasier. Wynn rules as the Godfather Of All Slackers: "If you have the opportunity to get paid for doing nothing then grab it, you fool!".
Average customer rating:
- My Dear Secretary
- Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars
- Snapshot of a point in time
- Kirk's Best Movie!
|
My Dear Secretary
Starring:
Laraine Day ,
Kirk Douglas ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Helen Walker , and
Rudy Vallee
Director:
Charles Martin (III)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Andrews, Stanley
| ( A )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Astor, Gertrude
| ( A )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Bates, Florence
| ( B )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Day, Laraine
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Douglas, Kirk
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Mowbray, Alan
| ( M )
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| Stores
| DVD
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Robbins, Gale
| ( R )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
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Ryan, Irene
| ( R )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
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Sutton, Grady
| ( S )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Vallee, Rudy
| ( V )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Walker, Helen
| ( W )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Wynn, Keenan
| ( W )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
( M )
| Titles
| Features
| DVD
| Video
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Three Guys Named Mike
-
David Niven: Happy Go Lovely
-
A Letter to Three Wives
-
Do Not Disturb
-
Lew Ayres: Dr Kildare's Strange Case
ASIN: B00005BGDT |
Customer Reviews:
My Dear Secretary.......2006-04-04
This is a great, lighthearted, fun movie! For a contemporary, younger generation, it's probably just too much. But the generation for whom this movie was made, a generation that went thru a war that just killed 60 plus million poeple world wide, it was a simple, fun-loving, fresh, happy, 'the-future-did-look-brighter-and-new-days-were-coming' type of movie. It touches a wonderfully simple sense of love enough times to leave you in a better frame of mind once you have finished the last moments of the film.
Passable comedy thanks to Keenan Wynn! 3.5 stars.......2005-02-25
Of course with an Alpha dvd my expectations weren't that high, but I was actually expecting a better movie. Don't get me wrong, this has a top-notch cast, but they can only do so much with the awkward script which is mostly strained and unfunny throughout the film. The best thing about this is Keenan Wynn's energetic performance which steals the show.
Kirk Douglas plays ladies man and best-selling novelist Owen Waterbury, who's having trouble getting his latest novel started. Waterbury's secretaries have a bad habit of becoming romantic conquests of his, and when Stephanie Gaylord (played by Laraine Day) becomes his secretary he expects her to be yet another easy conquest.
She plays hard to get, however, forcing Waterbury to leave his womanizing days behind him (or so she thinks!). They eventually marry, but in no time at all they're both suspicious of one another and their happy marriage quickly becomes chaotic! Will he be able to stay loyal to his wife, and will she learn to trust him? Watch and find out!
Although Kirk Douglas was usually flawless playing selfish cads ("Champion", "Out of the Past", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "The Bad and the Beautiful", etc.), here he just doesn't seem to be in his element, although he does a good job, given the script's flaws. But the award for scene-stealer goes to Keenan Wynn, who plays Waterbury's cynical best friend who knows his womanizing ways so well. Overall, I think Kirk Douglas fans may find this comedy entertaining, just be aware that it's not one of his best films at all. Even big stars like Douglas made a few flops in their career (like "The Big Trees").
Snapshot of a point in time.......2001-11-17
The film is worth watching for its portrait of a time long gone, but not interesting enough to watch twice. I expected a wittier film than I got, but enjoyed looking at the great costumes worn by Laraine Day. The problem is that the story is perfunctory and jerkily paced. Kirk Douglas is the weakest character. No way do you believe that Kirk Douglas has fallen in love with Loraine Day, or that the swift turnabouts in personality are credible. But Laraine glows and is fun to watch, and the supporting characters are interesting.
Kirk's Best Movie!.......1999-12-07
For those of you who may have stumbled on this movie by accident, let me tell you that for the price you won't find a better movie. The comedy is sharp and the dialogue is better than any episode of Frasier. Wynn rules as the Godfather Of All Slackers: "If you have the opportunity to get paid for doing nothing then grab it, you fool!".
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My Dear Secretary / The Big Trees - Kirk Douglas Double Feature
Manufacturer: Digiview
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My Dear Secretarty - An aspiring young writer is hired as a secretary for successful author Owen Waterbury. She soon learns he is not the sophisticated scholar he seemed to be. A fun film full of fast paced, witty comedy. The Big Trees - A 1900's lumber baron exploits California's redwood trees.
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Kid Dynamite/ My Dear Secretary
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My Dear Secretary
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
Genres
| DVD
| Video
| Action & Adventure
| African American Cinema
| Animation
| Anime & Manga
| Art House & International
| Classics
| Comedy
| Cult Movies
| Documentary
| Drama
| Educational
| Fitness & Yoga
| Gay & Lesbian
| Horror
| Kids & Family
| Military & War
| Music Video & Concerts
| Musicals & Performing Arts
| Mystery & Suspense
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Special Interests
| Sports
| Television
| Westerns
ASIN: B00079VLES |
Product Description
Produced by comedy specialist Harry M. Popkin and his brother Leo Popkin, My Dear Secretary stars Kirk Douglas as Owen Waterbury, a best-selling novelist with an eye for the ladies. When aspiring writer Stephanie Gaylord (Laraine Day) signs on as his secretary, Waterbury assumes that he's lined up another sexual conquest. But Stephanie is not so easily won over, and the rest of the film finds Waterbury striving to come up to her standards. Whenever the film's pace lags, one can count on the farcical expertise of Keenan Wynn, borrowed from MGM to play Douglas' sardonic confidante, to save the day. Along with Strange Love of Martha Ivers, My Dear Secretary is one of the most accessible of Kirk Douglas' early films thanks to its public-domain status. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Includes:
The Stranger Love of Martha Ivers
On Film
My Dear Secretary
The Big Trees
B&W/Color
318 min.
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