Ann Sothern is Susie, private secretary to talent agent Peter Sands (Don
Porter), in this delightful series of comic adventures that ran on TV Sunday
nights from 1953 to 1957. Susie, with long-suffering receptionist Vi Praskins
(Ann Tyrrell), keeps the office of International Artists humming in the world of
insecure actors, snobby writers and big-shot producers, while continuing to
prove that the employees are often smarter than their employer! "Private
Secretary" (AKA "Susie") was nominated for five Emmy Awards and continues to
enchant all who come under Susie's lively secretarial spell.
Cat In A Hot Tin File: When a stray feline wanders into the office, Vi
and Susie try to hide it from Peter and a hysterical, allergic actress. Watch
for John Banner (Sergeant Shultz of Hogan's Heroes) as a restaurant owner.
Dollars and Sense: After Susie goes on a shopping spree, she begs Vi
and Peter to manage her money and keep her on a strict allowance. But the lure
of the department store sale can't dampen her spendthrift ways. It takes a
sleazy pawnbroker (Mel Welles) to do that!
Old Dogs, New Tricks: A snooty child actor needs to be taken down a
notch or two - and Susie's just the person to do it!
That's No Lady, That's An Agent: Peter becomes smitten with rival
talent agent Blanche Colvey (Hillary Brooke) and it's up to Susie to protect her
boss from Colvey's cutthroat scheme to steal a big opera star (Sig Ruman) from
the agency.
Starring: Ann Sothern, Don Porter & Ann Tyrrell
Produced by: Jack Chertok
Directed by: Oscar Rudolph
Private Secretary, Volume 2 (DVD Movie) . . .
