/hN5gpecWlE0V1GfVOj4KXc4by4o.jpg
DramaRomance

Private Number

-

Ellen Neal, a young and inexperienced maid, becomes romantically involved with her employers son which causes various complications. The head butler also has an infatuation for the young girl but his intentions are not that good.

Release Date : 1936-06-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Loretta Young

Character Name : Ellen Neal

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

Robert Taylor

Character Name : Richard Winfield

Original Name : Robert Taylor

Gender : Male

Basil Rathbone

Character Name : Thomas Wroxton

Original Name : Basil Rathbone

Gender : Male

Patsy Kelly

Character Name : Gracie

Original Name : Patsy Kelly

Gender : Female

Paul Harvey

Character Name : Perry Winfield

Original Name : Paul Harvey

Gender : Male

Jane Darwell

Character Name : Mrs. Frisby

Original Name : Jane Darwell

Gender : Female

John Miljan

Character Name : Sam Stapp

Original Name : John Miljan

Gender : Male

Marjorie Gateson

Character Name : Mrs. Maggie Winfield

Original Name : Marjorie Gateson

Gender : Female

Joe E. Lewis

Character Name : Smiley Watson

Original Name : Joe E. Lewis

Gender : Male

Paul Stanton

Character Name : Rawlings

Original Name : Paul Stanton

Gender : Male

Monroe Owsley

Character Name : James "Jimmy" Coakley

Original Name : Monroe Owsley

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Frederick

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Frank Dawson

Character Name : Graham

Original Name : Frank Dawson

Gender : Male

George Irving

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : George Irving

Gender : Male

May Beatty

Character Name : Grandma Gammon

Original Name : May Beatty

Gender : Female

Alexander Pollard

Character Name : Footman

Original Name : Alexander Pollard

Gender : Male

Jack Pennick

Character Name : Gus Rilovitch

Original Name : Jack Pennick

Gender : Male

John Van Eyck

Character Name : John

Original Name : John Van Eyck

Gender : Male

Kane Richmond

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Kane Richmond

Gender : Male

Lilyan Irene

Character Name : Hazel

Original Name : Lilyan Irene

Gender : Female

Maxine Elliott Hicks

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Maxine Elliott Hicks

Gender : Female

Betty Morris

Character Name : Teena

Original Name : Betty Morris

Gender : Male

Lillian Worth

Character Name : Maud

Original Name : Lillian Worth

Gender : Female

Anne Howard

Character Name : Violet

Original Name : Anne Howard

Gender : Male

Herbert Ashley

Character Name : Detective Finding Ellen (Uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Ashley

Gender : Male

Lynn Bari

Character Name : Gambler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lynn Bari

Gender : Female

Barbara Dodd

Character Name : Baby (Uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Dodd

Gender : Female

Douglas Fowley

Character Name : Sheik (Uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Fowley

Gender : Male

Bud Geary

Character Name : Brawler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Geary

Gender : Male

Edna Mae Harris

Character Name : Lulu (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edna Mae Harris

Gender : Female

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Bob Kortman

Character Name : Policeman in Raid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Kortman

Gender : Male

Scotty Mattraw

Character Name : Houseman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Scotty Mattraw

Gender : Male

Tom McGuire

Character Name : Policeman Arresting Ellen (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tom McGuire

Gender : Male

Paul McVey

Character Name : Court Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Paul McVey

Gender : Male

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : Gambler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Lutra Winslow

Character Name : Maid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lutra Winslow

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-04

Down on her luck "Ellen" (Loretta Young) arrives at "Winfield Manor" seeking a position. She's completely unqualified, but butler "Wroxton" (Basil Rathbone) takes a bit of a shine to her and so she gets a job anyway. Indeed, fairly swiftly she is the personal maid to the lady of the house - but it's the son "Richard" (Robert Taylor) who really catches her eye, and she his. What can they do though - she's a mere servant and he is from the bluest of New York blood? Well they pretend it's Elizabethan times and marry in secret, but that's not their biggest one of those and when the intensely jealous "Wroxton"" finds out, he proceeds to make things distinctly awkward for the couple and for his family. With the odds stacked against them, and misunderstandings galore going on, it's going to be tough for them to remember that they were/are/might still be in love! It's all a bit predicable as far as the story goes, but there's quite an effective on-screen malevolence from an on-form Rathbone, there's also an amiable chemistry between Young and a Taylor who looks much younger than his actual 25 years, and we've even a tiny slice of courtroom duplicity at the end to round things off. Never mind a woman scorned, worry about the butler...!