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•6.6•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
William C. deMille
Writer
Clara Beranger
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Conrad Nagel
William van Luyn
Bessie Love
Helen Thayer
Leila Hyams
Joan Thayer
Robert Ober
Henry Thayer
James Neill
Mr. Phil Thayer
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Alice Thayer
Paul Kruger
Tom Gibney
Kenneth Gibson
Frank Thayer
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