Underplayed Gems

I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)

I'd Rather Be Rich poster
Directed by
Jack Smight
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dying man wants to meet his granddaughter's fiancé before he passes. The fiancé is not available so she talks another man into pretending to be him. Then the grandfather gets better and the deception gets complicated.

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What happens

I'd Rather Be Rich is a 1964 American romantic comedy film with musical aspects directed by Jack Smight, produced by Ross Hunter and starring Sandra Dee. The film focuses on a dying man who wishes to meet his granddaughter's fiancé, but he is unavailable, so the woman persuades another man to substitute for him. Then the grandfather recovers. The film is a remake of the 1941 film It Started with Eve, with the genders reversed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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