If I Were Rich

If I Were Rich
Directed by	Randall Faye
Produced by	Randall Faye
Written by	Horace Annesley Vachell (play) Brandon Fleming
Starring	Jack Melford Kay Walsh Clifford Heatherley Minnie Rayner
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	Randall Faye Productions
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	May 1936
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

If I Were Rich is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Kay Walsh and Clifford Heatherley.

Plot summary

A Socialist barber inherits an Earldom.

Cast

Jack Melford as Albert Mott
Kay Walsh as Chrissie de la Mothe
Clifford Heatherley as General de la Mothe
Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Mott
Henry Carlisle as Puttick
Frederick Bradshaw as Jack de la Mothe
Ruth Haven as Nancy
Quentin McPhearson as Higginbotham

Production

The film was made at Nettlefold Studios as a quota quickie for release by the Hollywood company. RKO Pictures.^[1] It was based on the play Humpty-Dumpty by Horace Annesley Vachell.

References

↑ Chibnall p.289

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

If I Were Rich at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Randall Faye

Mr Stringfellow Says No (1934) Hyde Park (1934) Handle with Care (1935) The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery (1936) This Green Hell (1936) If I Were Rich (1936) Born That Way (1936) Luck of the Turf (1936) Such Is Life (1936) Scruffy (1938)

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