Music family film

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936): Cast & Plot

Name: Poor Little Rich Girl
Genre: Music, Family, Adventure
Released: 1936-06-25
Duration: 1 h 19 min
Cast: Shirley Temple, Michael Whalen, Sara Haden, Henry Armetta, Jack Haley

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) movie poster

Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1936 music family film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Shirley Temple as Barbara Barry, Michael Whalen and Sara Haden. It runs 1 hour 19 minutes.

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Released: June 25, 1936
Runtime: 1h 19m (79 min)
Director: Irving Cummings
Genres: Music , Family , Adventure
Original language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Poor Little Rich Girl About?

The premise of Poor Little Rich Girl without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Barbara Barry, the pampered daughter of a widowed soap magnate, is finally sent to boarding school. En route, her nurse is injured, leaving her alone in town. She is taken in by the popular radio song‑and‑dance duo Dolan and Dolan, who are sponsored by a rival soap company, leading her into unexpected adventures.

Poor Little Rich Girl Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Poor Little Rich Girl Cast & Characters

Shirley Temple leads the cast as Barbara Barry, with Michael Whalen as Richard Barry and Sara Haden as Collins. Directed by Irving Cummings; 16 actors are credited in all.

Director Irving Cummings

Shirley Temple as Barbara Barry
Michael Whalen as Richard Barry
Sara Haden as Collins
Henry Armetta as Tony

Also Starring in Poor Little Rich Girl

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Jack Haley Jimmy Dolan
Alice Faye Jerry Dolan
Gloria Stuart Margaret Allen
Charles Coleman Stebbins
Jane Darwell Woodward
Arthur Hoyt Percival Gooch
Paul Stanton George Hathaway
John Wray Flagin
Tony Martin Radio Baritone Soloist (uncredited)
Claude Gillingwater Simon Peck
Tyler Brooke Dan Ward
Mathilde Comont Tony's Wife

Plot

Poor Little Rich Girl Plot Summary

What happens in Poor Little Rich Girl from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

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Barbara Barry Shirley Temple is the young daughter of wealthy Richard Barry Michael Whalen, a recently widowed soap manufacturer. Worried that she spends too much time alone and not with other children her age, he decides to send Barbara to boarding school. At the train station, Barbara and her accompanying nanny Collins Sara Haden are separated when Collins, while looking for her stolen handbag, is hit and killed by a car.

Full summary

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Timeline of events

Details

Poor Little Rich Girl Also Known As

7 alternative titles, including “The Poor Little Rich Girl” and “Una povera bimba milionaria”.

Also known as: The Poor Little Rich Girl
Una povera bimba milionaria
可怜的富家小姑娘
La pobre niña rica
Pobre Menina Rica
テムプルの福の神
Lilla miljonärskan

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