Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to his French chateau, where she risks terrible cruelty and even death.
If you're looking for a lighthearted romp from the 1930s, keep walking. She Wanted a Millionaire is one of those movies that starts with a girl wanting the finer things and ends with her realizing that rich men are usually just bored monsters in tuxedos. It’s worth a watch if you’re into the darker, grittier side of pr...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John G. Blystone
Perry N. Vekroff
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"If you're looking for a lighthearted romp from the 1930s, keep walking. She Wanted a Millionaire is one of those movies that starts with a girl wanting the finer things and ends with her realizing that rich men are usually just bored monsters in tuxedos. It’s worth a watch if you’re into the darker, grittier side of pre-Code Hollywood. If you need a hero to root for or a happy ending that feels earned, you’re going to hate this. It’s mean-spirited in that specific way only early talkies knew how..."
Frank Dolan, Winfield R. Sheehan, William Anthony McGuire, Dudley Nichols, Imogene Stanley, William Collier Sr., Hugh Stanislaus Stange, Sonya Levien, Sally Frank
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