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A Girl with Ideas

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
25
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POPULARITY
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146,852
Wendy Barrie, Dorothea Kent, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor in A Girl with Ideas (1937)
ComedyDrama
A rich banker's zany daughter gains control of a large newspaper.A rich banker's zany daughter gains control of a large newspaper.A rich banker's zany daughter gains control of a large newspaper.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
25
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
320,022
146,852
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    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Bruce Manning(screenplay)
      • Robert T. Shannon(screenplay)
      • William Rankin(based on a story by)
    • Stars
      • Wendy Barrie
      • Walter Pidgeon
      • Kent Taylor
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    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Bruce Manning(screenplay)
      • Robert T. Shannon(screenplay)
      • William Rankin(based on a story by)
    • Stars
      • Wendy Barrie
      • Walter Pidgeon
      • Kent Taylor
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    • 2User reviews
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    Wendy Barrie
    Wendy Barrie
    • Mary Morton
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Mickey McGuire
    Kent Taylor
    Kent Taylor
    • Frank Barnes
    Dorothea Kent
    Dorothea Kent
    • Isabelle Foster
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • John Morton
    Henry Hunter
    Henry Hunter
    • William Duncan
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Rodding Carter
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Eddie
    • (as Ed Gargan)
    Ted Osborne
    • Bailey
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Al
    George Humbert
    George Humbert
    • Toni
    Norman Willis
    Norman Willis
    • Hanson
    Harry Allen
    • Janitor
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • McKenzie
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas Braidon
    • Butler
    • (uncredited)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Malladay
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Coleman
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Bruce Manning(screenplay)
      • Robert T. Shannon(screenplay)
      • William Rankin(based on a story by)
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    7/10
    Sylvan Simon's First Feature Is A Funny, Fast-Paced Comedy
    Wendy Barrie wins a $750,000 judgment for slander against Walter Pidgeon's newspaper. He settles by handing the paper over to her. He also conspires with editor Kent Taylor to sabotage the paper so he can get it back. Taylor, however, is so entranced with her ability to provide him with good stories, that he falls for her, as does Pidgeon.

    Although the copy I looked at was in poor shape, first-time director S. Sylvan Simon directs this wide-eyed crazy comedy at speed gets a wonderful comedy out of it. Although it sags briefly in the middle as the movie prepares the big ending, in which Pidgeon tries to frame the paper for a phony story about Miss Barrie's father, George Barbier, being kidnapped, it ends with such a terrific rush of nonsense that I forgave all. Simon used this picture as a springboard to MGM, where he directed Red Skelton's vehicles, while still working at Universal. He was the producer of the recently released movie version of BORN YESTERDAY when he died in 1951 at age 41.
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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caprichos de Milionária
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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