Poor Little Rich Girl
Seen it?1936 | 79 min | Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of music lovers and anyone with a bit of wanderlust. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. If you loved High School Musical 2 or Pocahontas, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 19 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en route, Barbara finds herself alone in town, ending up as part of radio song-and-dance act Dolan and Dolan sponsored by a rival soap company.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Irving Cummings
- Shirley TempleBarbara Barry
- Alice FayeJerry Dolan
- Gloria StuartMargaret Allen
- Jack HaleyJimmy Dolan
- Michael WhalenRichard Barry
- Sara HadenCollins
- Jane DarwellWoodward
- Claude GillingwaterSimon Peck
- Paul StantonGeorge Hathaway
- Henry ArmettaTony