Smartest Girl in Town (1936)

Director
Joseph Santley

Main cast
Gene Raymond; Ann Sothern; Eric Blore; Helen Broderick; Erik Rhodes

Genres
Comedy

Description
A girl in search of a rich husband mistakes a millionaire for a male model.


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