Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.
Plot keywords (from IMDb): alcoholic blackout, arson, atlantic city, banker, based on novel
, being forced to retire, blackmail, blind man's bluff, blindfolded, broken marriage engagement, broker, business dinner, businessman, company executive, company president
job promotion, dinner party, employer makes a mistake, engagement announcement, entertaining client, fire, flash forward, flirting, floozy blonde, getting married, hotel room, ink stain, jealous fiancée, jealousy, kiss, kissing a stranger, lie
private secretary, lingerie, male boss female employee relationship, manager kisses employee, married man, married man pretends to be single, medical exam, millionaire, modern woman, new york city, new york times, newspaper want ads, nightclub, not appreciated, office, paper, paper company, party, party game, poor health, power, price tag, private secretary, quitting a job, quitting a job without notice, romantic rival, run in stocking, self sacrifice, soap opera, telephone operator, text narration, truth, turned down for a raise, unrequited love, valet, woman in charge, woman in love with her boss, woman wears pajamas, womanizer, working girl, pre code