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Poor Little Rich Girl Overview:

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) was a Adventure - Family Film directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Raymond Griffith, Darryl F. Zanuck and Buddy G. DeSylva.

Poor Little Rich Girl was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.

Poor Little Rich Girl BlogHub Articles:

Fridays With Mary Pickford: The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

on Apr 1, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

After buckling swash with Errol Flynn last month I figured it was high time to return to this series’ true intentions: spotlighting actors whose work I’ve seen nothing of With that we return to the silent era, honoring the silent actress: Mary Pickford. Knee-deep in her success when s... Read full article

Fridays With Mary Pickford: The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

on Apr 1, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

After buckling swash with Errol Flynn last month I figured it was high time to return to this series’ true intentions: spotlighting actors whose work I’ve seen nothing of With that we return to the silent era, honoring the silent actress: Mary Pickford. Knee-deep in her success when s... Read full article

THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL ( 1917 )

By Crystal Kalyana on Nov 2, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood

Mary Pickford, the prominent star with the exuberant smile, bubbly personality and the curly ringlet hair was the epitome of female virtue during the silent era of cinema. With her delightful charm and immaculate screen presence that she exuded, Pickford had been enchanting audiences worldwide for d... Read full article

The Poor Little Rich Girl: Mary Pickford and her wordsmith. (1)

By Brandie on Jun 3, 2012 From True Classics

One of the most prolific partnerships to emerge in the silent film era was the one between movie star Mary Pickford and screenwriter Frances Marion. Director Clarence Brown once referred to their working relationship as “spontaneous combustion,” an apt description of the women’s un... Read full article

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Poor Little Rich Girl Quotes:

Barbara Barry: It's Tony the organ grinder! And his monkey! I know who you are, you're Tony.
Tony: Dat's a-right. Antonio's my middle name.
Barbara Barry: I'm on a vacation. Do you want to come along?
Tony: You a very nice-a little bambina. You go home-a to your mama, eh?
Barbara Barry: I have no mama.
Tony: Oh, dat's-a too bad. Den go home-a to your papa. Hey, what's your name-a?
Barbara Barry: Betsy Weir. I used to live in an orphanage, but they were mean to me, awfully mean, and now I'm on a vacation to see new faces. Your face doesn't look very new.
Tony: Well, it's a-good enough for me.
Barbara Barry: Why do you want me to go? You're all alone, and I'm not doing anything, either. Tell me a story.
Simon Peck: I don't know any stories.
Barbara Barry: You know, you remind me of old Mr. Spindleshanks. He's the old grouch in the Betsy Weir stories who helps Betsy when she's hungry...
Simon Peck: Hungry? You aren't hungry, are you?
Barbara Barry: No, I just had lunch, and I did something bad, too.
Simon Peck: What did you do?
Barbara Barry: Well, we had spinach, and while Jimmy wasn't looking, I put mine on his plate!
Simon Peck: You should've eaten your spinach. It's good for you.
Barbara Barry: So I've heard.
Simon Peck: Where are you going?
Barbara Barry: I'm going to get along.
Simon Peck: Why?
Barbara Barry: You said for me to.
Simon Peck: I never said anything of the sort. All I said was that spinach was good for you.
Jimmy Dolan: Don't forget, we've got another radio audition tomorrow. You know, this radio racket is a lot harder than Vaudeville used to be. Remember when we got married?
Jerry Dolan: No, and don't remind me. By the way, I'm getting tired of these radio auditions. If we don't land a job soon, I'm going home to my mother.
Jerry Dolan: Well, that's better than bringing the old bat here.
Jimmy Dolan: Now, listen, sweetheart, remember, you're Bonnie Dolan, the radio star. Don't use your real name around here. Don't even think about it. Just forget that you're Betsy Weir.
Barbara Barry: Are we playing a game?
Jimmy Dolan: That's right. Will you play along with us?
Barbara Barry: I like games.
Jerry Dolan: Now, don't forget, Betsy.
Barbara Barry: The name's Bonnie Dolan.
Stebbins: That's the third sneeze.
Collins: I'm afraid you'll have to go to bed.
Barbara Barry: But I'm not sick. I feel fine!
Woodward: Oh, Collins, she's perfectly well. A sneeze is nothing to be alarmed at.
Collins: Maybe so, But I'm responsible for the child. Come along, dear.
Woodward: The child sneezes, and you'd think the world has come to an end. Why can't they leave her alone? She's a perfectly normal, healthy child. The way they carried on here, you'd think she was made of glass! Something ought to be done.
Collins: How Mr. Barry can stand that woman is beyond me.
Woodward: You can't expect a widower and a man as busy as Mr. Barry to notice everything that goes on in the house.
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Poor Little Rich Girl Facts
The precision tap dance performed by Jack Haley, Alice Faye, and Shirley Temple required endless takes. Although Haley, Faye, and Temple were all excellent tap dancers, they found it extremely difficult to stay in sync for such a long and complicated number.
While her mother, Gertrude Temple, was being interviewed on the set of this movie, Shirley Temple asked the reporter, "Why don't you talk to me, I'm the star."
Shirley Temple lost her first baby tooth while filming this movie.
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