The Richest Girl in the World (1934) (MOD)

The Richest Girl in the World (1934) (MOD)Miriam Hopkins stars as Dorothy Hunter, orphaned by the Titanic and the wealthiest debutante in the world. So wealthy, in fact, that her whereabouts and appearance are a closely guarded secret. So secret that she uses her secretary Sylvia (Fay Wray) as a stand in. After yet another abortive romance caused by the sheer magnitude of her wealth ("If only you were the second richest girl, that would have been different." her ex explains), Dorothy aims to

and for sports fans there's the Big Game

but wisely brought in two luminaries from the Metropolitan Opera

There he finds a dilapidated mansion

Heave to for hilarity

Sandwiched between deluxe Svepa covers and whimsical endpaper designs befitting the themes for which Baum is known

The true-life Baltimore Plot provides the inspiration for this Hollywood thriller directed with film noir overtones by Anthony Mann and possessing a real feel for the powder-keg political atmosphere of 1861

so most of the tunes were jettisoned prior to release

Scooby-Doo and those "meddling kids" Shaggy

exotic Spanish locales

Script and songs by Dory Previn

and beyond

younger Livvy