Private Secretary

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 1957
Season 1
In Private Secretary, Susie (Ann Sothern) works as the private secretary for theatrical agent Peter Sands (Don Porter). Violet "Vi" Praskins, the nervous and bumbling office receptionist and Susie's best friend, often helped Susie in aiding Sands. They often got mixed up in and messed up his private life as well.
IMDb 7.9195618 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Private Secretary: Her Best Enemy
    April 3, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Susie won't let Cagey Calhoun see the Meredith contract, the envy of New York performers. Cagey tries to get access through sweet talk, psychology, and even sending in his "mother" to snoop.
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  2. S1 E2 - Private Secretary: Sows Ears
    April 29, 1955
    26min
    7+
    Susie does a favor for Cagey Calhoun and he returns the favor by stealing a client.
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  3. S1 E3 - Private Secretary: What Every Secretary Knows
    December 9, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Mr. Sands wants his clients to star in a new musical show, but the producer won't take his calls; therefore, Susie volunteers her boss to plan a banquet for opera lovers.
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  4. S1 E4 - Private Secretary: Three's a Crowd
    October 14, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    A producer and a playwright become enchanted with Susie enough so they cancel their contracts with her boss.
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  5. S1 E5 - Private Secretary: Passing the Buck
    November 11, 1956
    26min
    7+
    Susie and Mr. Sands give Vi the job of reading a script that they think is amateur; however, it turns out to be a literary masterpiece that they lose control of.
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  6. S1 E6 - Private Secretary: Little Caesar of Bleeker Street
    December 23, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    A 10-year-old pretends to be a shoeshine boy and steals $5. Susie makes him work off the money shining shoes, until a ring disappears.
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  7. S1 E7 - Private Secretary: Cat in the Hot Tin File
    April 29, 1956
    26min
    13+
    Susie and Vi hide a cat in a filing cabinet from Mr. Sands and an important actress who's allergic to them.
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  8. S1 E8 - Private Secretary: Old Dog, New Tricks
    April 1, 1956
    26min
    7+
    A spoiled child actor has a crush on Susie, and when she fails to play along, he dumps Mr. Sands as his agent and goes with their enemy, Cagey Calhoun.
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  9. S1 E9 - Private Secretary: Efficiency Expert
    April 18, 1956
    26min
    7+
    Mr. Sands brings in an efficiency expert to streamline the business, but nothing changes due to Susie's passive resistance.
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  10. S1 E10 - Private Secretary: Susie's Crusade
    February 19, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Susie irritates the building manager trying to help an old cleaning woman, while Mr. Sands is trying to renew his office lease.
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  11. S1 E11 - Private Secretary: Oh Brother
    February 17, 1957
    26min
    13+
    The night guard in the office has not seen his brother in 20 years; therefore, Susie arranges a surprise reunion.
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  12. S1 E12 - Private Secretary: Eleusive
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    13+
    While Susie is trying to coax a silent film star out of retirement, she uses several disguises that lead to being arrested.
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  13. S1 E13 - Private Secretary: How to Handle a Boss
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Susie is chosen to write an article for a magazine about handling a boss, but she has writer's block. Her boyfriend agrees to ghost write, but his article upsets the entire office.
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  14. S1 E14 - Private Secretary: Dollars & Sense
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Susie's spending is out of control, so she gives her paycheck to her boss with the condition to allow her one dollar a day.
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  15. S1 E15 - Private Secretary: That's No Lady - That's an Agent
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    13+
    Another agent steals a Russian singer before she can sign with Mr. Sands. Susie puts on a disguise and shows up when she hears the agent is looking for a Russian speaking secretary.
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  16. S1 E16 - Private Secretary: Not Quite Paradise
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    7+
    Vi's aunt and neighbor are convinced she and Mr. Sands are a couple and do everything they can to prompt a marriage proposal.
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  17. S1 E17 - Private Secretary: Two and Two Make Five
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    ALL
    Susie pictures herself in prison when the Inspector from the Internal Revenue Department comes for an audit.
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  18. S1 E18 - Private Secretary: Thy Name is Sands
    May 27, 1956
    26min
    13+
    Susie stops Mr. Sands from signing a lousy contract and finally convinces him to see an eye doctor, but still refuses to get glasses.
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Content advisory
Smokingsexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Oscar RudolphChristian Nyby
Producers
Edward J. White
Cast
Ann SothernDon Porter
Studio
Film Chest
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