ARE YOU AN ARMFUL OF HEAVEN ON EARTH? ...YOU ARE---BUT DEFINITELY!
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.
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) is a adventure and family film directed by Irving Cummings, released on July 18, 1936 with a runtime of 1h 19m. It stars Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart and Jack Haley. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 21 ratings.
Shirley Temple
as Barbara Barry
Alice Faye
as Jerry Dolan
Gloria Stuart
as Margaret Allen
Jack Haley
as Jimmy Dolan
Michael Whalen
as Richard Barry
Sara Haden
as Collins
Jane Darwell
as Woodward
Claude Gillingwater
as Simon Peck
Paul Stanton
as George Hathaway
Henry Armetta
as Tony
Charles Coleman
as Stebbins
Arthur Hoyt
as Percival Gooch
Directed by Irving Cummings, written by Harry Tugend, Gladys Lehman and Sam Hellman, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Raymond Griffith.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 21 ratings.
Shirley Temple couldn't have been more than eight years old when she starred - and that is the word - in this gently amusing comedy about a young girl "Barbara" who lives the life a molly-coddled girl with her doting, wealthy father "Richard" (Michael Whalen). When he decides to send her to school, she gets lost and ends up lodging with street entertainer "Tony" (Henry Armetta) and his large family, before meeting…
Reviewed on June 19, 2022
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Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) includes Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley and Michael Whalen. The film was directed by Irving Cummings. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Poor Little Rich Girl was released on July 18, 1936 and runs for 1h 19m.
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 21 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
