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Original title

The Idle Rich

Year

1929

Running time

80 min.

Country

United States

Director

William C. de Mille

Screenwriter

Clara S. Beranger, Edgar Franklin. Theater: Edith Ellis

Cast

Cinematography

Leonard Smith (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

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The Idle Rich

1929

William C. de Mille