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The Idle Rich (1929)

The Idle Rich (1929)

Comedy

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

Release Date: 1929, June 15
Directors: William C. deMille
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Kenneth Gibson, Paul Kruger, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, James Neill, Conrad Nagel, Robert Ober, Edythe Chapman

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.

Keywords:

marriage middle class class distinction