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The Idle Rich

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5.8/10 • 4

1929-06-151h 20m

Comedy

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.

Directors
William C. deMille
Writters
Clara Beranger
Editors
Conrad A. Nervig

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  1. Conrad Nagel

    Conrad Nagel

    William van Luyn

  2. Bessie Love

    Bessie Love

    Helen Thayer

  3. Leila Hyams

    Leila Hyams

    Joan Thayer

  4. Robert Ober

    Robert Ober

    Henry Thayer

  5. James Neill

    James Neill

    Mr. Phil Thayer

  6. Edythe Chapman

    Edythe Chapman

    Mrs. Alice Thayer

  7. Paul Kruger

    Paul Kruger

    Tom Gibney

  8. Kenneth Gibson

    Kenneth Gibson

    Frank Thayer

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

6/10

Conrad Nagel is a millionaire who falls in love with his secretary "Joan" (Leila Hyams) and they agree to marry. Thing is, she comes from a determinedly independent middle class family who, whilst happy for their daughter, steadfastly refuse to let him help them. Undaunted, he agrees to move into the home she shares with her parents, siblings - and her rather vocal cousin "Harry" (Robert Ober) who is constantly sparring with his new in-law. In frustration, he declares that he is going to set up a hospital for the under-respected white collar worker and gave away the rest of his fortune.. How will the family react to this magnanimity...? It's quite a fun story, this - Nagel and Ober have some quite enjoyable spats; with the former clearly trying to keep his temper, before a denouement that isn't entirely unexpected. The production is a bit hemmed in, largely set in just their one room - but the audio is worth sacrificing space for, and Wiliam de Mille (older brother of Cecil) keeps the pace from slackening quite well for 80 minutes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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