# Rich Man, Poor Girl > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Girl > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Girl.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Girl > Source revision: 1339461515 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1938 film by Reinhold Schünzel 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] ***Rich Man, Poor Girl*** is a 1938 American [comedy film](/source/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](/source/The_Idle_Rich_(1929_film))*.[3] This was [Lana Turner](/source/Lana_Turner)'s second appearance as an MGM star. ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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](/source/Robert_Young_(actor)) as Bill Harrison - [Lew Ayres](/source/Lew_Ayres) as Henry Thayer - [Ruth Hussey](/source/Ruth_Hussey) as Joan Thayer - [Lana Turner](/source/Lana_Turner) as Helen - [Rita Johnson](/source/Rita_Johnson) as Sally Harrison - [Don Castle](/source/Don_Castle) as Frank - [Guy Kibbee](/source/Guy_Kibbee) as Pa - [Sarah Padden](/source/Sarah_Padden) as Ma - [Gordon Jones](/source/Gordon_Jones_(actor)) as Tom Grogan - [Virginia Grey](/source/Virginia_Grey) as Miss Selma Willis - [Marie Blake](/source/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 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mannix_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mannix_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Mannix_1-2) *The Eddie Mannix Ledger*, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030679/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - Reinhold Schünzel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie"](http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rich-man-poor-girl-v107798). ## External links - [*Rich Man, Poor Girl*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030679/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Rich Man, Poor Girl*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2386/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) - [*Rich Man, Poor Girl*](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7635) at the *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](/source/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films)* v t e Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel Der Graf von Cagliostro (1920) Catherine the Great (1920) Mary Magdalene (1920) The Girl from Acker Street (1920) Deceiver of the People (1921) The Story of a Maid (1921) Money in the Streets (1922) Adam and Eve (1923) All for Money (1923) The Slipper Hero (1923) The Three Marys (1923) Strong Winds (1924) A Woman for 24 Hours (1925) We'll Meet Again in the Heimat (1926) Hello Caesar! (1927) Heaven on Earth (1927) You Walk So Softly (1927) Always Be True and Faithful (1927) Don Juan in a Girls' School (1928) Phantoms of Happiness (1929) Peter the Mariner (1929) Column X (1929) Love in the Ring (1930) Ronny (1931, German) Ronny (1931, French) The Little Escapade (1931) How Shall I Tell My Husband? (1932) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, German) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, French) Season in Cairo (1933) Idylle au Caire (1933) Victor and Victoria (1933) George and Georgette (1934) The English Marriage (1934) Amphitryon (1935) Donogoo (1936) Donogoo Tonka (1936) The Girl Irene (1936) Land of Love (1937) Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) Balalaika (1939) The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) The Great Awakening (1941) The Dubarry (1951) This article related to an American comedy film of the 1930s is a stub. 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