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Director:
Writers:
Allan Scott (story) and
Charles Norman (story) ...
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Release Date:
31 December 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Ray Milland and Mariam Hopkins in a comedy masterpiece! more (5 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Miriam Hopkins ... Susan 'Susie' Fletcher

Ray Milland ... John O'Halloran
Walter Abel ... Karl Stevens
Henry Stephenson ... Mr. Simon Fletcher
Alec Craig ... Dermot O'Neil
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Mike Malloy (the sculptor / boxer) (as Guinn Williams)
Betty Philson ... Joan O'Halloran
Marianna Strelby ... Katie O'Halloran
Margaret Dumont ... Mrs. Bell-Rivington
Jean De Briac ... George (an artist) (as Jean deBriac)
Ivan Lebedeff ... Prince Michael
Rafael Storm ... Prince Ivan
Gregory Gaye ... Prince Leopold
Richard Lane ... 1st Detective
Tom Kennedy ... 2nd Detective
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Additional Details

Runtime:
70 min
Country:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #3727)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In Feb. 1938, this film was being shown on a double bill with Penitentiary (1938). more
Quotes:
Mr. Simon Fletcher: You know my mental mastodons of the law: Barton, Barton, and a son of a Barton. more

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Ray Milland and Mariam Hopkins in a comedy masterpiece!, 3 January 2001
Author: David Newcastle from St. George, Utah

Witty, high-energy comedy with a script to die for. You'll meet more memorable characters than you can possibly remember. Ray Milland is a charming artist and free spirit who lives in Greenwich Village, taking care of his dead brother's two young daughters. Their rich, beautiful, snobbish aunt (Mariam Hopkins) goes to the Village incognito to win the little girls' affection and steal them away from Milland so they can be raised by her rich daddy. The dialogue is incredibly good, the performances are Oscar-quality, and the plot is filled with more convolutions than Einstein's gray matter. `Wise Girl' should be considered one of the great comedy classics of all time

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