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Poor Little Rich Girl(Movie, 1936)

1h 19min | Genres: Adventure, Kids & Family, Music
Poor Little Rich GirlRating: 3.2/5 (with 66 votes)
Poor Little Rich Girl, advertised as The Poor Little Rich Girl, is a 1936 American musical film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Shirley Temple, Alice Faye and Jack Haley. The screenplay by Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, and Harry Tugend was based on stories by Eleanor Gates and Ralph Spence, and the 1917 Mary Pickford vehicle of the same name. The film focuses on a child (Temple) neglected by her rich and busy father. She meets two vaudeville performers and becomes a radio singing star. The film received a lukewarm critical reception from The New York Times. ()
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About Poor Little Rich Girl

Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en route, Barbara finds herself alone in town, ending up as part of radio song-and-dance act Dolan and Dolan sponsored by a rival soap company.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 07/18/1936
Director: Irving Cummings
Screenwriter: Sam Hellman
Director of Photography: John F. Seitz
Composer: Mack Gordon
Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling
Production Designer: William S. Darling
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Poor Little Rich Girl"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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