The Poor Rich
{{short description|1934 film by Edward Sedgwick}}
{{For|the Hungarian film|The Poor Rich (1938 film)}}
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| image =
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| director = Edward Sedgwick
| producer = Carl Laemmle, Jr.
| screenplay = Ebba Havez
Dale Van Every
| starring = Edward Everett Horton
Edna May Oliver
Andy Devine
Leila Hyams
Grant Mitchell
Thelma Todd
| music =
| cinematography = George Robinson
| editing = Robert Carlisle
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1934|2|26}}
| runtime = 77 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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The Poor Rich is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Ebba Havez and Dale Van Every. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Edna May Oliver, Andy Devine, Leila Hyams, Grant Mitchell and Thelma Todd. The film was released on February 26, 1934, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86925/the-poor-rich |title=The Poor Rich (1934) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2016-01-09}}{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-poor-rich-v106364 |title=The Poor Rich (1934) - Edward Sedgwick | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|publisher=AllMovie|accessdate=2016-01-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7695|title=The Poor Rich|publisher=Afi.com|accessdate=2016-01-09}}
Plot
A once wealthy American dynasty, the Spottiswoods, envision their financial salvation in marrying into money via an upcoming visit from the British (and actually wealthy) Fetherstones. To play the part, the Spottiswoods must quickly rehabilitate their estate to have a veneer of class and enlist a cadre of quirky workers to act as their domestic servants. Hijinks ensue.
==Cast==
- Edward Everett Horton as Albert Stuyvesant Spottiswood
- Edna May Oliver as Harriet Spottiswood
- Andy Devine as Andy
- Leila Hyams as Grace Hunter
- Grant Mitchell as Tom Hopkins
- Thelma Todd as Gwendolyn Fetherstone
- Una O'Connor as Lady Fetherstone
- E. E. Clive as Lord Fetherstone
- John Miljan as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
- Sidney Bracey as Arbuthnot
- Jack Rube Clifford as Station Agent
- Henry Armetta as Tony
- Ward Bond as Motor Cop
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0025666|The Poor Rich}}
{{Edward Sedgwick}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Category:American black-and-white films
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