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If I Were Rich is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Kay Walsh and Clifford Heatherley.

If I Were Rich
Directed by	Randall Faye
Written by	Horace Annesley Vachell (play) Brandon Fleming
Produced by	Randall Faye
Starring	Jack Melford Kay Walsh Clifford Heatherley Minnie Rayner
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	Randall Faye Productions
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	May 1936
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

A Socialist barber inherits an Earldom.

Cast

• Jack Melford as Albert Mott
• Kay Walsh as Chrissie de la Mothe
• Clifford Heatherley as General de la Mothe
• Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Mott
• Henry Carlisle as Puttick
• Frederick Bradshaw as Jack de la Mothe
• Ruth Haven as Nancy
• Quentin McPhearson as Higginbotham

Production

The film was made at Nettlefold Studios as a quota quickie for release by the Hollywood company. RKO Pictures.[1] It was based on the play Humpty-Dumpty by Horace Annesley Vachell.

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• If I Were Rich at IMDb

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