The Luckiest Girl in the World
{{short description|1936 film by Edward Buzzell}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Luckiest Girl in the World
| image = File:The Luckiest Girl in the World.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Edward Buzzell
| producer = Charles R. Rogers
| screenplay = Herbert Fields
Henry Myers
| story = Anne Jordan
| starring = Jane Wyatt
Louis Hayward
Nat Pendleton
Eugene Pallette
Catherine Doucet
Phillip Reed
| music = Heinz Roemheld
| cinematography = Merritt B. Gerstad
| editing = Dorothy Spencer
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936|10|1}}
| runtime = 66 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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The Luckiest Girl in the World is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Herbert Fields and Henry Myers. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Louis Hayward, Nat Pendleton, Eugene Pallette, Catherine Doucet and Phillip Reed.{{cite web|author=B.R.C. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A07E2D6143BE33BBC4D53DFB467838D629EDE |title=Movie Review - The Luckiest Girl in the World - At the Roxy |work=The New York Times |date=1936-12-05 |access-date=2015-08-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82133/the-luckiest-girl-in-the-world |title=The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-08-27}} The film was released on October 1, 1936, by Universal Pictures.
Plot
When the daughter of a millionaire wants to marry a poor man, her father challenges her to live on $150 a month to prove that she can survive.
Cast
- Jane Wyatt as Pat Duncan
- Louis Hayward as Anthony McClellan
- Nat Pendleton as Dugan
- Eugene Pallette as Campbell Duncan
- Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Rosalie Duncan
- Phillip Reed as Percy Mayhew
- Viola Callahan as Mrs. Olson
- Dorothea Kent as Mary
- Edward Earle as Headwaiter
- Corbet Morris as Waiter
- Billy Wayne as Waiter
- Crauford Kent as Judge
- Mitchell Ingraham as Judge
- Milton Holmes asTennis Player
- Leonard Carey as Butler
- Larry McGrath as Referee
- Al Lang as Referee
- Frances Gregg as Chambermaid
- Mary Russell as Manicurist
- Herbert Corthell as Bartender
- Henry Sylvester as Porter
- Dink Freeman as Bellboy
- Franklin Pangborn as Cashier
- Maude Turner Gordon as Elderly Woman
- James Flavin as Policeman
- Eddy Chandler as Policeman
- Harry Hayden as Manager
- Richard Powell as Announcer
- Pat Flaherty as Finnigan
- Samuel Adams as Doorman
- Walter Soderling as Store Proprietor
- Hooper Atchley as Conductor
- Harry Bowen as Taxicab Triver
- Harry Semels as Bum
- George Bean as Old Man
- Johnnie Morris as Spectator
- Elliott Rothe as Door Attendant
- George Du Count as Doorman at Cafe
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0027915}}
{{Edward Buzzell}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Edward Buzzell
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