The Idle Rich

The Idle Rich

Wealth and position clash with poverty in a sterling talking feature drama made from the stage success, "White Collars"!

1929•1h 20m•5.8/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(4)

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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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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