The Idle Rich

Jun 15, 1929

1h 20m

★ 5.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

William van Luyn

Conrad Nagel

Helen Thayer

Bessie Love

Joan Thayer

Leila Hyams

Henry Thayer

Robert Ober

Mr. Phil Thayer

James Neill

Mrs. Alice Thayer

Edythe Chapman

Tom Gibney

Paul Kruger

Frank Thayer

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