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Poor Little Rich Girl

1936 · 79 min

A cheerful, sentimental musical that charms with its young star's energy and warmth, though the plot is thin and predictable.

Tagline: ARE YOU AN ARMFUL OF HEAVEN ON EARTH? ...YOU ARE---BUT DEFINITELY!
Overview: 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.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
loneliness
class
music
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: adventure, family
Directed by: Irving Cummings
Written by: Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, Harry Tugend
Starring: Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley, Michael Whalen, Sara Haden, Jane Darwell, Claude Gillingwater
Cinematography: John F. Seitz
Runtime: 79 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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