Behind Office Doors (1931)
Directed by Melville W. Brown

Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

Behind every great man there is a great woman, and in the case of James Duneen, a successful businessman, it is his secretary, Mary Linden. Duneen owes everything to Mary and he takes her for granted. He stands to lose everything when a rival named Wales attempts to lure her away from him...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Melville W. Brown
  • Script: Alan Schultz (novel), Carey Wilson, J. Walter Ruben
  • Cinematographer: J. Roy Hunt
  • Cast: Mary Astor (Mary Linden), Robert Ames (James Duneen), Ricardo Cortez (Ronnie Wales), Catherine Dale Owen (Ellen May Robinson), Kitty Kelly (Delores Kogan), Edna Murphy (Daisy Presby), Charles Sellon (John Ritter), William Morris (Banker Charles H. Robinson), Mary Foy (Landlady), Roberta Gale (Minor Role), Dorothy Granger (Girl in Duneen's Apartment), George Irving (Doctor), Lon Poff (Mr. Burden), Henry Roquemore (Salesman), Katya Sorina (Minor Role), Monte Vandergrift (Plainclothesman)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 82 min

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