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The Richest Girl in the World

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5.7/10 • 15

1934-09-211h 11m

ComedyRomance

$30,000 A DAY TO SPEND...and nothing to live for!

Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don't want to be considered fortune-hunters. That's why she trades identities with her secretary Sylvia before embarking on her next romance with Tony Travers. This causes numerous complications not only for Dorothy and Tony but for Sylvia, whose own husband Philip is not the most patient of men.

Directors
William A. Seiter
Writters
Norman Krasna
Editors
Norman Krasna, George Crone

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  1. Miriam Hopkins

    Miriam Hopkins

    Dorothy Hunter

  2. Joel McCrea

    Joel McCrea

    Anthony Travers

  3. Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Sylvia Lockwood

  4. Henry Stephenson

    Henry Stephenson

    John Connors

  5. Reginald Denny

    Reginald Denny

    Phillip Lockwood

  6. Beryl Mercer

    Beryl Mercer

    Maid

  7. George Meeker

    George Meeker

    Donald

  8. Wade Boteler

    Wade Boteler

    Jim Franey

  9. Herbert Bunston

    Herbert Bunston

    Cavendish

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CinemaSerf

Jun 29, 2025

6/10

Poor little rich girl “Dorothy” (Miriam Hopkins) is fed up always being ousted by gold-digging boyfriends and so hits on the idea, with the help of her executor “Connors” (Henry Stephenson), of swapping places with her dedicated secretary “Sylvia” (Fay Wray) and the. Seeing if she can’t meet a man who likes her for herself. That man might just have come along in the form of “Tony” (Joel McCrea) but with the whole scenario being built on a pyramid of lies and with the real husband of “Sylvia” (Reginald Denny) getting just as confused by proceedings, this all starts to look distinctly dodgy. Now to get anything from this, you have to pretty much suspend common sense. Even in the 1930s, the identity of the heiress would never have been so easy to conceal as it appears here. Even her own board of directors don’t seem to recognise their own boss. Thereafter, the film really belongs to Hopkins because she delivers quite a skilful portrayal of a selfish, spoiled and really quite unpleasant girl who coasts along through a mire of caviar and lobster completely unaware of just how fortunate she is. It does have moments of levity, usually at the hands of Denny but it’s all just a little too contrived to remain very funny for long. How the other half lived!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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