The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

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The Poor Rich

"The Big Laugh Show!"

1934

1h 17m

8.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Albert Stuyvesant Spottiswood and his cousin Harriet Winthrop Spottiswood arrive separately at their long abandoned and very much run down family manor, each unaware that the other is going to be there, and since both have become penniless, they are forced to move into the dilapidated house. When Albert receives a letter from old acquaintances Lord and Lady Fetherstone advising the Spottiswoods of their impending visit to the manor, the cousins are at wit's end as to how to exercise non-existent skills required to make the old house acceptable for guest reception.

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Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Edward Everett Horton

Albert Stuyvesant Spottiswood

Edward Everett Horton

Acting

Edna May Oliver

Harriet Spottiswood

Edna May Oliver

Acting

Andy Devine

Andy

Andy Devine

Acting

Leila Hyams

Grace Hunter

Leila Hyams

Acting

Grant Mitchell

Tom Hopkins

Grant Mitchell

Acting

Thelma Todd

Gwendolyn Fetherstone

Thelma Todd

Acting

Una O'Connor

Lady Fetherstone

Una O'Connor

Acting

E. E. Clive

Lord Fetherstone

E. E. Clive

Acting

John Miljan

Prince Abdul Hamidshan

John Miljan

Acting

Sidney Bracey

Arbuthnot

Sidney Bracey

Acting

Jack Rube Clifford

Station Agent

Jack Rube Clifford

Acting

Henry Armetta

Tony

Henry Armetta

Acting

Ward Bond

Motor Cop

Ward Bond

Acting

Edward Brophy

Flannigan

Edward Brophy

Acting

Walter Brennan

Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

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