Movie: Poor Little Rich Girl

Top 10 Billed Cast

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple

Barbara Barry

Alice Faye
Alice Faye

Jerry Dolan

Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart

Margaret Allen

Jack Haley
Jack Haley

Jimmy Dolan

Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen

Richard Barry

Sara Haden
Sara Haden

Collins

Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell

Woodward

Claude Gillingwater
Claude Gillingwater

Simon Peck

Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton

George Hathaway

Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta

Tony

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1936-07-18

  • Average

    6.6

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    ARE YOU AN ARMFUL OF HEAVEN ON EARTH? ...YOU ARE---BUT DEFINITELY!

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  • Languages:

    English
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