Laraine Day
Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord
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Synopsis
An aspiring author accepts a secretarial job with the novelist she admires. Working beside him reveals debts, vanity and an inability to complete his next book. Her dream apprenticeship becomes a negotiation with a man whose daily conduct differs sharply from his literary reputation.
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DirectorsCharles Martin
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Laraine Day — Studio Publicity · Public domain
- Kirk Douglas — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
- Keenan Wynn — MGM · Public domain
- Helen Walker — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
