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Rich Man, Poor Girl is a 1938 Comedy directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres. The film is a remake of the 1929 film The Idle Rich. This was Lana Turner's second appearance as an MGM star.
Original Release
08/12/1938
US Release
08/12/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Young | Bill Harrison |
| Lew Ayres | Henry Thayer |
| Ruth Hussey | Joan Thayer |
| Lana Turner | Helen |
| Rita Johnson | Sally Harrison |
| Don Castle | Frank |
| Guy Kibbee | Pa |
| Sarah Padden | Ma |
| Gordon Jones | Tom Grogan |
| Virginia Grey | Miss Selma Willis / Selma Willis |
Directors
Writers
Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov, Edith Ellis, Edgar Franklin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Young | Bill Harrison |
| Lew Ayres | Henry Thayer |
| Ruth Hussey | Joan Thayer |
| Lana Turner | Helen |
| Rita Johnson | Sally Harrison |
| Don Castle | Frank |
| Guy Kibbee | Pa |
| Sarah Padden | Ma |
| Gordon Jones | Tom Grogan |
| Virginia Grey | Miss Selma Willis / Selma Willis |
| Marie Blake | Mrs. Gussler |
| Herbert Ashley | Stationmaster |
| Barbara Bedford | Kate |
| James Conaty | Nightclub Extra / Nightclub Patron |
| Jules Cowles | Man With Radio |
| Hal K. Dawson | Mr. Allen |
| Bess Flowers | Typist / Typist Sitting Next to Helen |
| Beatrice Hagen | Typist |
| Mitchell Lewis | Man Who Yells (voice) / Man Who Yells |
| Francisco Marán | Alec - the Maitre d'Hotel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edward Chodorov | Producer |
