I'd Rather Be Rich

I'd Rather Be Rich
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Smight
Written byOscar Brodney
Norman Krasna
Leo Townsend
Produced byRoss Hunter
StarringSandra Dee
Robert Goulet
Andy Williams
Maurice Chevalier
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byPercy Faith
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 26, 1964 (1964-08-26)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

The film is a remake of the 1941 film It Started with Eve, with the genders reversed.

  1. ^ "I'd Rather Be Rich". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "I'd Rather Be Rich". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ^ "I'D RATHER BE RICH(1964)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.