She Wanted a Millionaire is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy.Solomon, p. 332 The film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, was directed by John G. Blystone and also features Una Merkel.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:She Wanted a Millionaire details, afi.com; accessed September 16, 2015. It is the only film that Bennett and Tracy made together in which she was billed over Tracy. They also played the top-billed romantic leads in Me and My Gal (1932), Father of the Bride (1950), and Father's Little Dividend (1951).
Plot
Cast Joan Bennett as Jane Miller Spencer Tracy as William Kelley Una Merkel as Mary Taylor James Kirkwood as Roger Norton Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Miller Douglas Cosgrove as Mr. Miller Don Dillaway as Humphrey Tetsu Komai as Charlie Constantine Romanoff as Monk George Chandler as Hotel Worker Lucille La Verne as Mother Norton Judith Vosselli as French Society Woman Cecilia Parker as Miss Hollywood June Lang as Beauty Contest Contestant Sheila Bromley as Beauty Contest Contestant Janet Chandler as Beauty Contest Contestant Peaches Jackson as Beauty Contest Contestant
Production During filming, Bennett suffered an accident when she fell from a horse. Her recovery lasted several months, delaying the film's completion.Blaisdell, George. "Looking In on Just a Few New Ones." The International Photographer Vol. 4 No. 2 p34. March, 1932. Accessed 7 May 2023. Release The film had its world premiere at the Newman theater in Kansas City on February 12, 1932. It grossed an indifferent $7,000 in its first week.
Critical Response "Director John Blystone, the technical departments and a competent cast," said Clara Sawdon, reviewer for International Photographer, "contribute everything possible to make this picture meritorious entertainment, but even such heroic efforts cannot make a story plausible or convincing when it is lacking in such essentials."Sawdon, Clara M. "When Seen Through Feminine Eyes." The International Photographer Vol. 4 No. 2 p34-35. March, 1932. Accessed 7 May 2023.
References
Bibliography Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links She Wanted a Millionaire at Internet Movie Database