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"!

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.

US

Made in US

6.6/10

1929

Comedy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

As William van Luyn

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

As Helen Thayer

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

As Joan Thayer

Robert Ober

Robert Ober

As Henry Thayer

James Neill

James Neill

As Mr. Phil Thayer

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

As Mrs. Alice Thayer

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

As Tom Gibney

Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson

As Frank Thayer

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