Without a doubt, this movie has to be the basis of the movie "Sabrina" (1954) starring Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn. The similarities are too uncanny.
The main character is Baron Josef von Ullrich (Warren William). He is a stern, bossy, and busy president of a Vienna bank. He never asks for anything, he only demands. When his savvy secretary, Ollie Frey (Mary Doran), used her feminine wiles while taking dictation he fired her so that he could then see her romantically. It was a ploy of hers that worked all too well.
Replacing Ollie was the young, hungry (figuratively and literally) Susie Sachs (Marian Marsh). She was creative, assertive, and the best secretary to ever hold a pencil. She was a machine. She got the job by sheer will and determination. She showed Baron Josef how unparalleled she was at the job and how indispensable she would be. He hired her right there on the spot. She was professional, eager, excellent at the job, and she wasn't a sexual distraction as Ollie was with her low cut blouses and rising skirts.
Susie acted with the utmost professionalism, but she had feelings too. She had feelings for the Baron that showed themselves in little noticeable ways. If she was going to get his attention though, she'd need to learn the womanly tricks of the trade.
Like I said, this has to have been the basis for "Sabrina" and I really enjoyed that movie. And as much as I enjoyed "Sabrina," "Beauty and the Boss" was better. The rapid fire dialog between Susie and Baron Josef was amusing and entertaining and you couldn't help but like the two characters: the Baron because of his bossy yet lenient behavior and Susie because she was the underdog.
"Beauty and the Boss" had a wonderful script, a great compliment of characters, and excellent execution.
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The main character is Baron Josef von Ullrich (Warren William). He is a stern, bossy, and busy president of a Vienna bank. He never asks for anything, he only demands. When his savvy secretary, Ollie Frey (Mary Doran), used her feminine wiles while taking dictation he fired her so that he could then see her romantically. It was a ploy of hers that worked all too well.
Replacing Ollie was the young, hungry (figuratively and literally) Susie Sachs (Marian Marsh). She was creative, assertive, and the best secretary to ever hold a pencil. She was a machine. She got the job by sheer will and determination. She showed Baron Josef how unparalleled she was at the job and how indispensable she would be. He hired her right there on the spot. She was professional, eager, excellent at the job, and she wasn't a sexual distraction as Ollie was with her low cut blouses and rising skirts.
Susie acted with the utmost professionalism, but she had feelings too. She had feelings for the Baron that showed themselves in little noticeable ways. If she was going to get his attention though, she'd need to learn the womanly tricks of the trade.
Like I said, this has to have been the basis for "Sabrina" and I really enjoyed that movie. And as much as I enjoyed "Sabrina," "Beauty and the Boss" was better. The rapid fire dialog between Susie and Baron Josef was amusing and entertaining and you couldn't help but like the two characters: the Baron because of his bossy yet lenient behavior and Susie because she was the underdog.
"Beauty and the Boss" had a wonderful script, a great compliment of characters, and excellent execution.
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