The Private Secretary
Hawtrey, Charles Desperate to escape their increasingly irate creditors, two indebted friends rope Robert Spalding into their plot. While Spalding works as a private secretary for the Marsland family, Douglas borrows his identity to advocate on his and his friend’s behalf. When a creditor recognizes Douglas, however, their farcical plan seems doomed to fail. The Private Secretary is a comedy by Charles Hawtrey.