Ella, él y sus millones

Arturo Salazar is a successful businessman who wants social standing more than anything else, so he decides to marry into nobility. Instead of looking for love, he asks a well-bred friend to track down a blue-blooded bride, and a series of comic misunderstandings and social maneuvers follow as suitors, relatives and servants get tangled in the scheme. The film plays the pursuit of aristocratic respect off against Arturo's pragmatic manners, letting romantic sparks and class friction generate the jokes. The plot keeps the tone light, focusing on manners, mistaken identities and the contrast between money and lineage without revealing late surprises.

Directed by Juan de Orduña and released in 1944, the film credits writers Alfredo Echegaray, Manuel Tamayo y Baus and Honorio Maura. It’s a Spanish comedy from the mid 1940s that uses theatrical sources and period conventions common to adaptations of those authors.

Box office figures for many Spanish films of the 1940s are scarce, and reliable commercial totals for this title aren’t widely recorded. Contemporary ticket sales and nationwide grosses aren’t available in standard databases, so its financial impact remains unclear.

While it never became a major international touchstone, the movie reflects mid century Spanish tastes about class and marriage and shows how cinema of the time treated upward mobility as comic material. Occasional screenings on classic film programs in Spain remind viewers of its period style, costumes and the way it stages social rituals for laughs.

Critical response is modest, and the modest vote average of 5.5 out of 10 reflects mixed impressions from modern viewers. The movie leans on performances by Rafael Durán and Josita Hernán to sell the humor, and its main themes are class aspiration, social performance and romantic matchmaking. Critics note its light satire and theatrical roots, making it of interest to those who study Spanish comedy or 1940s film conventions.