The Richest Girl in the World
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| Original title | The Richest Girl in the World |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1934 |
| length | 76 minutes |
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| Director | William A. Seiter |
| script | Norman Krasna |
| production | Pandro S. Berman |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera | Nicholas Musuraca |
| cut | George Crone |
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The Richest Girl in the World is an American comedy film from the year 1934 by William A. Seiter , based on a story of the scriptwriter Norman Krasna .
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Dorothy Hunter is the richest woman in the world. The public only knows her name, not her appearance. To get back from a trip to the USA undetected, her secretary Sylvia Lockwood is supposed to pretend to be her. Dorothy's fiancé Donald breaks up the engagement because he has fallen in love with another woman. Donald's statement that no man could love her as a woman angered Dorothy so much that she asked Sylvia to impersonate her at her engagement party.
At the party, Dorothy pretends to be Sylvia and meets the attractive Tony Travers. Tony invites the alleged secretary to go canoeing, but takes Sylvia with him in her place. Angry Dorothy takes on the chase with Sylvia's husband Phillip. She capsized the canoe in a speedboat. Tony swears his intentions with Sylvia are honorable, but Dorothy insists that he would accept the possibility of marrying a wealthy heiress.
Tony agrees to a competition. He is supposed to woo Sylvia, whom he still considers to be the heiress, and invest his savings in a speculative business to finance his courtship. John Connors, the manager of the inheritance, thinks the competition is unfair. Two weeks later, Dorothy asked Tony to propose marriage to Sylvia while on a trip to the Adirondack Mountains .
Tony is pleased with the apparent trust Dorothy has in him. But Dorothy has planned the trip so that Tony spends the first night alone with her. Tony tells her in front of the fireplace how much he loves her. Dorothy's love for Tony is also growing more and more, but she still wants proof that he also loves her as a secretary. She urges Tony to propose to Sylvia the next day, which Sylvia, assigned to, accepts.
During the night, Tony sees Phillip sneaking into Sylvia's bedroom. At the breakfast table he knocks Phillip down and accuses Sylvia of infidelity. As a final test, Dorothy tells Tony that she and Sylvia swapped rooms. Tony has had enough of the game and drags Dorothy in front of the wedding altar. Dorothy is now sure of Tony's feelings too. Nevertheless, she still wants to be considered a secretary on the return trip, which is by ship. John Connors secretly hires the stewards to house the newlyweds in luxury staterooms.
Reviews
Andre Sennwald of the New York Times wrote that the film, in its serene and unpretentious manner, would be more satisfying than one might think after reading the plot. Norman Krasna describes the situation with fresh humor and intelligence.
The American Catholic Bishops' Conference (USCCB) was also impressed by the comedy. Director Seiter keeps the improbable plot light and mostly funny, supported by a good cast who makes all duplicity believable.
Awards
Norman Krasna received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Story in 1935 .
background
The premiere took place on September 21, 1934.
RKO Pictures secured the film rights to Norman Krasna's story for $ 4,000. For the film, Miriam Hopkins was loaned to Paramount Pictures and Fay Wray was loaned to 20th Century Fox .
RKO filmed the story of Krasna again. In 1944, the comedy Bride by Mistake was directed by Richard Wallace .
Web links
- The Richest Girl in the World in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Critique of the New York Times (Eng.)
- ↑ criticism of the USCCB (engl.) ( Page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article at TCM (engl.)
