A formerly wealthy man and his daughter try to regain wealth by selling a scheme to some investors, when they come upon a huge amount of unclaimed cash that a young electrician has in his tool box..
If you have a soft spot for British black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed in a drafty theater, If I Were Rich is worth a look. If you need high-octane pacing or logic that holds up under a microscope, stay far away. The whole premise is built on that classic trope of the 'formerly wealthy' family tr...
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Randall Faye
Charley Chase
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"If you have a soft spot for British black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed in a drafty theater, If I Were Rich is worth a look. If you need high-octane pacing or logic that holds up under a microscope, stay far away. The whole premise is built on that classic trope of the 'formerly wealthy' family trying to fake their way back into the good graces of the elite. It’s thin, sure, but Jack Melford sells the desperation with a kind of frantic energy that feels real enough. There’..."
Horace Annesley Vachell, Brandon Fleming
United Kingdom
1936 · IMDb 5.1
