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Thirty Day Princess

  • 19341934
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 14m
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6.7/10
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Thirty Day Princess (1934)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.
IMDb RATING
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929
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  • Director
    • Marion Gering
  • Writers
    • Preston Sturges(screenplay)
    • Frank Partos(screenplay)
    • Sam Hellman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Sidney
    • Cary Grant
    • Edward Arnold
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marion Gering
  • Writers
    • Preston Sturges(screenplay)
    • Frank Partos(screenplay)
    • Sam Hellman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Sidney
    • Cary Grant
    • Edward Arnold
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    • 14User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Edgar Norton and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Edgar Norton and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Lucien Littlefield, Sylvia Sidney, and Ray Walker in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Edward Arnold, Edgar Norton, and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant, Jean Chatburn, Marion Gering, Marguerite Namara, Edgar Norton, and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant, Edgar Norton, Sylvia Sidney, and Ray Walker in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)
    Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Thirty Day Princess (1934)

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    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Nancy Laneas Nancy Lane…
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Porter Madison IIIas Porter Madison III
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Richard M. Greshamas Richard M. Gresham
    Henry Stephenson
    Henry Stephenson
    • King Anatol XIIas King Anatol XII
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • Count Nicholausas Count Nicholaus
    Edgar Norton
    Edgar Norton
    • Baron Passeriaas Baron Passeria
    Ray Walker
    Ray Walker
    • Dan Kirkas Dan Kirk
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Parkeras Parker
    Robert McWade
    Robert McWade
    • Managing Editoras Managing Editor
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Donald Spottswoodas Donald Spottswood
    Marguerite Namara
    • Lady in Waitingas Lady in Waiting
    William Arnold
    • City Editoras City Editor
    • (uncredited)
    William Augustin
    William Augustin
    • Detective #2as Detective #2
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Cavan
    Allan Cavan
    • Court Officeras Court Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Chatburn
    Jean Chatburn
    • Blondeas Blonde
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • Court Officeras Court Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt'sas Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's
    • (uncredited)
    Sayre Dearing
    Sayre Dearing
    • Ceremonial Guestas Ceremonial Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marion Gering
    • Writers
      • Preston Sturges(screenplay)
      • Frank Partos(screenplay)
      • Sam Hellman(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    A Princess who arrives in the United States of America from Taronia on a good will tour to raise money for her people develops the mumps and needs to quarantine for 30 days while an actress doppelgänger plays her role. Starring Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant during the Golden days of Hollywood's black and white movies. —waltermwilliams
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      • HER REIGN WAS SENSATIONALLY SHORT BUT SHE GOT A LOT DONE! (Print ad- Endicott Bulletin, ((Endicott, NY)) 27 July 1934)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      The $15,000 Nancy earns would equate to about $274,000 in 2020.
    • Quotes

      Porter Madison III: How many reporters are working here?

      City Editor: About a quarter of 'em.

    User reviews14

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    8/10
    Typecasting Can Be a Curse to Natural Tragediennes!
    I've always loved Sylvia Sidney. I started going to the movies the year her last leading lady performance (LOVE FROM A STRANGER) was made, but I didn't see it then and it was only in revivals in the 1950s and occasional showings of some of her 1930s films on TV that I discovered her. I was amazed at how good she was even when only 21 or 22 years of age, and I thought she was just about the prettiest actress in the world at the time. Problem is, time didn't treat that prettiness too well, and when you saw her after the age of, say, 45 or so, it was hard to see even a trace of that prettiness. No problem, though, for she was a great actress and, I think with proper allowances in casting, she might today be one of the true legends of Hollywood's 1930s era. Well, we'll just have to settle for talent. I'm writing this, though, to say that one is never too old to learn. Although Sidney could be hilariously tough and ballsy in her later years, I had not known she had ever made even one comedy in her starring Hollywood years. And now, after 70-plus years of rather intense movie watching, I have finally seen THIRTY DAY PRINCESS, with a performance by her that is all charm and fun and light and prettiness personified. I can't imagine anyone, not even Colbert or Lombard or Stanwyck, could have done it any better. Truly, I have had her so associated with tragedy and poverty and murder and all the other good things of Hollywood Melodramatic Life, that I kept expecting someone to stab her or toss her down a flight of stairs, but nobody ever did. So, I learned that Sylvia could do comedy at a time when just about nobody would let her, and I am a better-informed movie-lover for it today. As for the film itself, she and Cary Grant and Edward Arnold give it exactly what it needs, and it should be far better known today than it is. She was a wonderful actress and, lest I forget to say it one more time, so damned pretty - not beautiful, just so damned pretty.
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Princesa por un mes
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • B.P. Schulberg Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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