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The Idle Rich

1929-06-15 Comedy 1hr 20m

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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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.

  • Released
    1929-06-15
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 20m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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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

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Tom Gibney
Kenneth Gibson

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Frank Thayer

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-06

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 ... read more

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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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 refus...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-06

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 hap...

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