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6.4/10   49 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stanley Rauh (screenplay)
Stanley Rauh (story)
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Release Date:
13 May 1938 (USA) more
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Plot:
June Evans, clothing model, and Tommy Bradford, travel agent, both dream of being rich. When they meet at millionaire... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Maureen O'Sullivan ... June 'Junie' Evans
Dennis O'Keefe ... Tommy 'Tom' Bradford

Mickey Rooney ... Chick Evans
George Barbier ... Mr. J. Westley Piermont
Jessie Ralph ... Aunt Lucy McCaffey
Edward Brophy ... Al (as Edward S. Brophy)
Fay Holden ... Mrs. Emily Evans
Frank Albertson ... Steven 'Steve' Evans
Phillip Terry ... Ted Evans
Ruth Hussey ... Nadine Piermont Kent
Barnett Parker ... Marcel Maurice - Couturier
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Runtime:
79 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Aunt Lucy McCaffey: Say, Fred: we're having a little party tonight and I thought mayeb you'd like to help out.
Fred, the Elevator Operator: [smiling broadly] Yes, ma'am!
Aunt Lucy McCaffey: Have you ever done any serving?
Fred, the Elevator Operator: Yes, ma'am, I served six months once in Georgia!
Aunt Lucy McCaffey: Oh, well, we only need you for a couple of hours.
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References The Good Earth (1937) more

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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A Comedic Web, 5 August 2002
7/10
Author: Jim Tritten from Corrales, NM

Surprisingly enjoyable grade B comedy with large cast of solid actors who put on a good (but not great) show. The basic premise is that two ordinary people meet and think that the other has money. Bolstering this premise is a tangled story line that weaves each of the main characters into contact with others without each knowing who the other is relative to the main plot. The viewer has full knowledge of how all these characters relate to each other and is thus always expecting the truth to out.

A good deal of slapstick comedy and a comedic St. Bernard aid cast members. The film has the same tempo and feel as MGM's 'You Can't Take It With You' – done the same year however with a first rate crew. Lots of uncomplicated comings and goings keep the story moving but not too hard to follow. The rich really do not have it better than just plain folks.

Maureen O'Sullivan is delightful and perky. Mickey Rooney overacts – but the part calls for it and he steals a number of scenes. Edward Brophy plays Brophy once again. Dennis O'Keefe is plausible. Leonard Carey (uncredited) does a fine job as a comedic elevator operator/butler. Racial slurs typical of the time could be cut for modern audiences. Recommended.

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