Private Secretary (1953)
- 1953
- ·30 min
Susie is secretary to handsome talent agent Peter Sands and keeps getting messed up in (and messing up) his private life.
She's assisted (usually) by receptionist Vi and semi-rival Sylvia.
Cagey is Peter's business rival.
The show alternated Sunday nights with The Jack Benny Show.
- Actors
- Ann Sothern·Ann Tyrrell·Don Porter
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
Primetime Emmy Awards 1957
- Best Actress - Continuing Performance
- Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series
- Best Cinematography for Television
- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series
- Best Situation Comedy Series
This was a very pleasant sitcom from the fifties which highlights the comedic talents of Ann Sothern. Miss Sothern was beautiful and witty and the series, which was set at a New York talent agency, had a very good supporting cast as well.
Television provided a lease on life for the careers of so many players in the second tier in Hollywood. As fewer films were made many had to go to television for work.
This was Miss Sothern's first and most successful attempt at a primetime TV series(the later was THE ANN SOTHERN SHOW). PRIVATE SECRETARY ran on CBS from 1953-57 and was an excellent showcase for Sothern's warm, inviting personality and impeccable comedic talents.
