Rich Man, Poor Girl | |
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Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
Produced by | Edward Chodorov |
Written by |
Edith Ellis Edgar Franklin |
Screenplay by |
Joseph Fields Jerome Chodorov |
Based on | White Collars (1925 play) |
Starring |
Robert Young Lew Ayres Ruth Hussey |
Music by | William Axt |
Cinematography | Ray June |
Edited by | Frank E. Hull |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $240,000 |
Box office | $498,000 |
Rich Man, Poor Girl is a 1938 Comedy directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres. The film is a remake of the 1929 film The Idle Rich. This was Lana Turner's second appearance as an MGM star.
The wealthy young businessman Bill Harrison (Robert Young) moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.
According to MGM records the film earned $340,000 in the US and Canada and $158,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $240,000.