Rich Man, Poor Girl

{{short description|1938 film by Reinhold Schünzel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Rich Man, Poor Girl | image = File:Rich Man, Poor Girl.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = [[Reinhold Schünzel]] | producer = [[Edward Chodorov]] | writer = Edgar Franklin | based_on = {{based on|''White Collars''<br>1925 play|[[Edith Ellis (playwright)|Edith Ellis]]}} | screenplay = [[Joseph Fields]]<br>[[Jerome Chodorov]] | narrator = | starring = [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]<br>[[Lew Ayres]]<br>[[Ruth Hussey]] | music = [[William Axt]] | cinematography = [[Ray June]] | editing = [[Frank E. Hull]] | studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | distributor = [[Loew's Inc.]] | released = {{Film date|1938|8|12}} | runtime = 72 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $240,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref> | gross = $498,000<ref name="Mannix"/> }} '''''Rich Man, Poor Girl''''' is a 1938 American [[comedy film]] directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030679/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title = Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> The film is a remake of the 1929 film ''[[The Idle Rich (1929 film)|The Idle Rich]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rich-man-poor-girl-v107798|title = Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - Reinhold Schünzel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}</ref> This was [[Lana Turner]]'s second appearance as an MGM star.

==Plot== {{More plot|date=August 2013}} 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 (actor)|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 (actor)|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.<ref name="Mannix"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0030679}} * {{TCMDb title|2386}} * {{AFI film|7635}}

[[Category:1938 films]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1938 comedy films]] [[Category:American comedy films]] [[Category:Films about interclass romance]] [[Category:Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel]] [[Category:1938 English-language films]] [[Category:1938 American films]] [[Category:Films scored by William Axt]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]]