She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

Theatrical poster
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Produced by Louis Silvers
Written by Sidney Buchman
Gregory La Cava (uncredited)
Thyra Samter Winslow (story)
Starring Claudette Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography Leon Shamroy
Edited by Richard Cahoon
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 19, 1935 (1935-09-19)
Running time
 85 min.
Country United States
Language English

She Married Her Boss is a 1935 film directed by Gregory La Cava, and starring Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas.

Plot

Julia Scott (Claudette Colbert) is a very efficient secretary at a department store. She is in love with her boss, Richard Barclay (Melvyn Douglas), who pays no attention to her unless it has to do with business. Julia goes to lunch with Martha Pryor (Jean Dixon), who tells her she is offered a manager position of a department store in Paris. She turns it down, because of her love for Mr. Barclay. Business forces Julia and Mr. Barclay to work late at his house. Julia meets Mr. Barclay's sister, Getrude, and his daughter, Annabel, who is a very spoiled, out of control child. Mr. Barclay lets Julia take over the house for a couple of hours, in which she "straightens out" the household. Afterwards, she regrets all that she did at Mr. Barclay's house. She turns to Martha, who says she'll take care of everything. Martha talks to Mr. Barclay the next day, telling him that Julia is leaving and taking the job in Paris. Richard Barclay is very upset, and wants to know why. She struggles to come up with excuses, and take the afternoon off. Richard and Julia are married, and Julia insists on being carried over the thresh-hold of his home. Gertrude is not happy, and insists the marriage will not last.

The next day, Julia decides to stay home and attend to business there. The office is a complete disaster that day, in complete chaos. Meanwhile, Annabelle has refused to eat anything while Julia is in the house, but Julia continues to outsmart and "befriends her, along with Rodgers, a prospective business partner. Gertrude continues to try and ruin the marriage. While Julia and Rodgers are working, Annabelle enters, and they all start singing. Richard comes home, and is very upset with Julia. He would rather have her helping him get the business deal with Rodgers. Julia decides to go down to Philadelphia and "get the Rodgers place in order." back Home, Annabell wants Julia to come home, so Richard decides to go down to Philadelphia and bring Julia home. That night, she and Rodgers spend the night in the store front window singing. Richard sees it in the newspaper, and storms out of Julia's hotel room.

Cast

Adaptations to Other Media

The film was adapted to the radio program Lux Radio Theater on September 25, 1939 with Ginger Rogers and George Brent.

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