''After Office Hours'' is a 1932 British romantic

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directed by

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and starring

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, Viola Lyel and

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. The film was based on the 1931 play ''

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'' by

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with several of the cast reprising their roles from the original stage production. The film was produced by the British film studio

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at their

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Plot

Office romance, in which Hec is in love with secretary Pat, and fellow secretary Miss Janus, older and wiser, takes it upon herself to concoct a plan to help him receive the empty-headed Pat's affections.

Cast

as Hec * Heather Angel as Pat * Viola Lyel as Miss Janus *

as Brewer * Eileen Peel as Miss Bufton * Frank Royde as Mr. Walker * Katie Johnson as Miss Wilesden * Nadine March as Miss Hooper

References

External links

* * 1932 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley 1932 romantic drama films British films based on plays Films set in London British black-and-white films British romantic drama films 1930s British films Films scored by John D. H. Greenwood English-language romantic drama films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub