Rich Man, Poor Girl is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres.[2] The film is a remake of the 1929 film The Idle Rich.[3] This was Lana Turner's second appearance as an MGM star.

Rich Man, Poor Girl
Directed by	Reinhold Schünzel
Written by	Edgar Franklin
Screenplay by	Joseph Fields Jerome Chodorov
Based on	White Collars 1925 play by Edith Ellis
Produced by	Edward Chodorov
Starring	Robert Young Lew Ayres Ruth Hussey
Cinematography	Ray June
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Music by	William Axt
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	August 12, 1938 (1938-08-12)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$240,000[1]
Box office	$498,000[1]

Plot summary

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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.

Cast

• Robert Young as Bill Harrison
• Lew Ayres as Henry Thayer
• Ruth Hussey as Joan Thayer
• Lana Turner as Helen
• Rita Johnson as Sally Harrison
• Don Castle as Frank
• Guy Kibbee as Pa
• Sarah Padden as Ma
• Gordon Jones as Tom Grogan
• Virginia Grey as Miss Selma Willis
• Marie Blake as Mrs. Gussler

Box office

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.[1]

References

External links

• Rich Man, Poor Girl at IMDb
• Rich Man, Poor Girl at AllMovie
• Rich Man, Poor Girl at the TCM Movie Database
• Rich Man, Poor Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog

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