Smartest Girl in Town (1936)

Modeling furs has given our heroine Cookie a taste for them, so she's determined to marry a rich man. Scheduled to meet a male model aboard a yacht, she meets the yacht's rich owner Dick ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Santley

Writers:

Viola Brothers Shore (screen play), Muriel Scheck (story),

Stars:

Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Helen Broderick

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Raymond	...	Richard Stuyvesant Smith
Ann Sothern	...	Frances Cooke
Helen Broderick	...	Mrs. Gwen Mayen
Eric Blore	...	Lucius Philbean - Dick's Valet
Erik Rhodes	...	Baron Enrico Torene
Harry Jans	...	Terry - Gwen's Husband

Storyline

Modeling furs has given our heroine Cookie a taste for them, so she's determined to marry a rich man. Scheduled to meet a male model aboard a yacht, she meets the yacht's rich owner Dick Smith instead; he welcomes the confusion of identity and sets out to win her by force of personality alone. It's an uphill battle. Lots of wry repartee.

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Plot Keywords:

yacht | model | suicide attempt | impersonation | sister | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Million Dollar Profile

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dick Smith: All right if I smoke now?
Frances 'Cookie' Cooke: Go ahead, if you think you're so hot.

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Soundtracks

"Will You?"
(1936)
Written by Gene Raymond
Played during the opening credits and as background music often
Played on a banjo and sung by Gene Raymond (uncredited)

User Reviews

Jeeze, RKO really was a factory, wasn't it?

This film is nearly identical to one of those Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, except minus music, in place of Astaire is Gene Raymond and in place of Ginger Rogers is Ann Sothern. The supporting characters are taken right from Top Hat or Swing Time. Helen Brodericik, Eric Blore, and Erik Rhodes are all in top form in identical roles from the Astaire/Rogers movies. This particular film is pretty funny, though, mainly because of Eric Blore's power trip when Gene Raymond, his boss, has him pretend to be HIS boss. Blore, always the servant, is hilarious as the pretend-boss. Also, the climactic scene is so bad it's funny. Raymond pretends he's about to commit suicide so that Sothern will prove her love for him. Odd, but charming all the same. 7/10.