Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.

Van Horn (Robert Benchley), his lawyer and longtime friend, suggests he get married that day and transfer all his assets to his new wife to get around the injunction.

Stephen wants to marry his current girlfriend, blonde Phyllis Walden (Virginia Bruce), but his second in command, Kendal Browning (Rosalind Russell), has other ideas.

However, the justice of the peace who married them shows up at the office and apologizes: his license had expired, so the marriage is invalid.

When Phyllis and Jose separately converge on the office, he is finally revealed to be a fraud financed by Kendal.