My Dear Secretary (1948)

Owen Waterbury, bestselling novelist, recruits aspiring writer Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord as his latest of many secretaries. The stars in her eyes fade when she finds she is to work in his apartment, with a constant parade of eccentric visitors and slapstick provided by klutzy roommate Ronnie. Waterbury's idea of work looks a lot like play, his interest less in books than in blondes. She leaves, and to get her back, he swallows his playboy principles and marries her. Can the leopard change his spots? Can Stephanie turn the tables?