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| How to Marry a Millionaire--In 30 Days |
by
Frank Brady
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Logline:
Desperate for money, a beautiful computer
programmer rigs a $10-million magazine sweepstakes,
planning to marry the "Average Joe" winner before he
finds out he's rich, get a quickie divorce, and walk
away with $5 million.
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Synopsis:
Ashley Charles, a gorgeous young
Manhattanite, is a computer whiz who picks the
sweepstakes winners for a New York magazine. Ashley
thinks she was hired for her brains, but it was for
her body. When her boss hits on her and she resists,
he fires her.
Ashley is desperate for money because she's been
living up to every penny and helping to support her
parents. So she manages to program her computer to
make the next $10-million winner Paul Griffin, an
average guy in a small, rural town.
Her plan is to move there, win and wed the soon-to-be
multi-millionaire, divorce him right after that, and
return to Manhattan $5 million richer.
Ashley only has 30 days to pull off her scheme before
the sweeps mailing arrives. But the sophisticated,
big-city girl soon runs into complications, including
culture shock, Paul's suspicious aunt and his pretty
former girlfriend.
Paul is a teacher and baseball coach who is beloved by
his students. As Ashley charms him and he starts to
fall for her, she feel bad for betraying him, but
she's in too deep to quit.
Soon Paul is head over heels and asks Ashley to marry
him.
Ashley is knocked unconscious at a baseball practice
and must spend the night in the hospital. That's when
the sweeps mailing arrives. Paul has no idea of its
value and promptly trashes it.
When Ashley comes home she realizes what happened and,
try as she may, can't retrieve the mailing.
Distraught, she confesses all, leaves Paul, and
returns to Manhattan.
However, she soon realizes that she does love him. She
comes back and begs his forgiveness but he rejects
her. With her heart broken, she again returns to
Manhattan.
Meanwhile, a kleptomaniac dog has retrieved the sweeps
notice from the garbage. So, will Paul get the $10
million after all? If he does, will he offer to share
it with Ashley? Will she take any money? And most
important, will this romance have a happy ending?
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agreencorvette@yahoo.com
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