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 date
 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

  1. ↑ 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.
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