Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary

A Personal Secretary... Who Got Too Personal - And He LOVED It!

NR 1938 · 71 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.

Directed by Otis Garrett · Written by Charles Grayson

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