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The Idle Rich (1929)

★ 6.6/10 80 min Comedy United States English
Adaptation: Edgar Franklin
Writer: Clara Beranger
Streaming: Not available
Wealth and position clash with poverty in a sterling talking feature drama made from the stage success, "White Collars"!

Description

Millionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her family, part of "the great middle class" (as blowhard nephew Henry keeps reminding us), is happy for Joan, but reluctant to take charity from Will. He moves in with them, and they keep resisting, until one day he takes drastic action.

Top Cast

Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel William van Luyn
Bessie Love
Bessie Love Helen Thayer
Leila Hyams
Leila Hyams Joan Thayer
Robert Ober
Robert Ober Henry Thayer
James Neill
James Neill Mr. Phil Thayer
Edythe Chapman
Edythe Chapman Mrs. Alice Thayer
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger Tom Gibney
Kenneth Gibson Frank Thayer

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