''Rich Man, Poor Girl'' is a 1938 American

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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

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's second appearance as an MGM star.

Plot

The wealthy young businessman Bill Harrison moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.

Cast

* Robert Young as Bill Harrison *

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film ''All Quiet on the Western Fro ...

as Henry Thayer *

Ruth Hussey Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in '' The Philadelphia Story''. Early life Hussey was born in Providence, Rho ...

as Joan Thayer *

as Helen * Rita Johnson as Sally Harrison * Don Castle as Frank *

Guy Kibbee Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the ''El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...

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.

References

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* * * 1938 films American black-and-white films 1938 comedy films American comedy films Films about interclass romance Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by William Axt English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub