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I'd Rather Be Rich

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An heiress (Sandra Dee) has another man (Robert Goulet) pose as her fiance (Andy Williams) to please her dying grandfather, who lingers.

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Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press The situations are predictable and if the film never quite soars it doesn't bog down too badly either, thanks to some slick production. What will happen is less important than how it will happen in the hands of a generally capable and skillful cast. Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Amusing but does not hold a candle to the original. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A romantic comedy featuring two of the biggest singers of their day, Andy Williams and Robert Goulet. This quaint sixties comedy is SO period a piece that early sixties fans will love it and many today will wonder just what was so good about it. Well, I guess you had to be aware of the times and the actors in this so so romantic comedy. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b7/Idratherberichposter.jpeg/220px-Idratherberichposter.jpeg[/img] 'I'd Rather Be Rich is a 1964 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."--wikipedia [img]https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/29/MPW-14880[/img] Andy Williams and Robert Goulet, though superstar male vocalists in the day are excellent actors in this very period romantic comedy SO typical of the early 1960's. SEE the film starting in installments here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiEWBtirAO8 [img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZOaOWNHtksNS7tYlijrvboN8JcwfJxP3hUKrWd4H-kSqowqmqwg[/img] Robert Goulet and Sandra Dee Sandra Dee as Cynthia Dulaine Robert Goulet as Paul Benton Andy Williams as Warren Palmer Maurice Chevalier as Philip Dulaine Gene Raymond as Martin Wood Charles Ruggles as Dr. Charles Crandall Hermione Gingold as Miss Grimshaw Allen Jenkins as Fred Laurie Main as Harrison Dort Clark as Albert [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/DZfQOMTTfOyFzM5y-yuSM4aD8aJCXew6akW94vIhp475o3CyDzFWXqo1u3fVTgHCUfZ3dPWHuJTb_8HSFUXgZw%3Dw426-h320-n[/img] Dee and Andy Williams in a fine singing scene Directed by Jack Smight Produced by Ross Hunter Written by Oscar Brodney Norman Krasna Leo Townsend Cinematography Russell Metty Distributed by Universal Pictures Release dates August 26, 1964 Running time 96 minutes Country United States Language English [img]http://www.seniorplaza.nl/images/old/copied/andyiwouldratherbericht.jpg[/img] Left to right: Goulet, Dee, Williams Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious! It's wonderful! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I just LOVE this muiscal! LOVE Andy Williams! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I wihs they'd release this on DVD! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the greatest movie ever made, but a great way to see the young man behind the voice. I've always been Robert Goulet's biggest fan & I've had the pleasure of meeting both Bob & his wife Vera-they are very sweet. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An heiress (Sandra Dee) has another man (Robert Goulet) pose as her fiance (Andy Williams) to please her dying grandfather, who lingers.
Director
Jack Smight
Producer
Ross Hunter
Screenwriter
Oscar Brodney, Norman Krasna, Leo Townsend
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m