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Men Are Such Fools (1938)

Comedy Drama Romance

The romantic hills and valleys of advertising agency secretary Linda Lawrence (Priscilla Lane) provide the basis of this comedy drama. Unlike her soon-to-be-married roommate Nancy (Penny Singleton), Linda is determined to remain single and forge a strong career. She does have a suitor, Jimmy Hall (Wayne Morris), but he is not ambitious enough for her and she keeps her distance. The girl gets her chance to climb the corporate ladder after she invents a sure-fire cure for hangovers. Sure enough she begins her ascent. Meanwhile, her suitor continues to plead with her to leave her job and become his bride. But the secretary has fallen for ambitious adman Harry Galleon (Humphrey Bogart) who is already engaged. At this point, the stage is set for considerable romantic confusion .

Updated May 25 2020

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1938-06-15

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Keywords:

new york city marriage proposal secretary advertising

FACTS

Runtime: 69 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Priscilla Lane

Linda Lawrence Hall

Humphrey Bogart

Harry Galleon

Wayne Morris

James 'Jimmy' Hall

Gene Lockhart

Bill Dalton

Carole Landis

June Cooper (uncredited)

Penny Singleton

Nancy Crowel Turkel

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Dalton

Hugh Herbert

Harvey C. Bates