The Richest Girl in the World

E191721

The Richest Girl in the World is a 1934 romantic comedy film about an heiress who swaps identities to find true love, known for its witty screenplay and classic Hollywood charm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic comedy film
academyAwardsYear 7th Academy Awards
basedOn original story by Norman Krasna
blackAndWhite true
characterInPlot heiress swaps identities to find true love
cinematographyBy J. Roy Hunt
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William A. Seiter NERFINISHED
distributedIn theatrical release
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy William Morgan
era Pre-Code Hollywood
featuresFilmStar Joel McCrea as romantic lead
Miriam Hopkins as lead
filmFormat 35 mm
genre comedy film
romance film
romantic comedy
hasReception critically well received for its script
hasScreenplayStyle witty dialogue
hasTheme mistaken identity
search for true love
wealth and class differences
leadCharacterOccupation heiress
musicBy Max Steiner
narrativeDevice identity swap
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
notableFor classic Hollywood charm
witty screenplay
originalLanguage English
partOf 1930s American cinema
producer Pandro S. Berman
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
releaseDate 1934-09-21
releaseYear 1934
runtimeMinutes 76
screenwriter Norman Krasna
setting New York City
soundFilm true
starring Beryl Mercer
Fay Wray
Henry Stephenson
Joel McCrea
Miriam Hopkins
Reginald Denny
storyBy Norman Krasna

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Walter Connolly appearedIn The Richest Girl in the World