The Luckiest Girl in the World

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The Luckiest Girl in the World
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Directed by Edward Buzzell
Screenplay by Herbert Fields
Henry Myers
Story byAnne Jordan
Produced by Charles R. Rogers
Starring Jane Wyatt
Louis Hayward
Nat Pendleton
Eugene Pallette
Catherine Doucet
Phillip Reed
Cinematography Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by Dorothy Spencer
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1936 (1936-10-01)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Luckiest Girl in the World is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Herbert Fields and Henry Myers. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Louis Hayward, Nat Pendleton, Eugene Pallette, Catherine Doucet and Phillip Reed. [1] [2] The film was released on October 1, 1936, by Universal Pictures.

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Plot

When the daughter of a millionaire wants to marry a poor man, her father challenges her to live on $150 a month to prove that she can survive.

Cast

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References

  1. B.R.C. (1936-12-05). "Movie Review - The Luckiest Girl in the World - At the Roxy". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  2. "The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.