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The Idle Rich

(1929)

June 15, 1929• 1h 20m
66%
TMDB Score

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.

William C. deMille

Director

Top Billed Cast

CN

Conrad Nagel

William van Luyn

BL

Bessie Love

Helen Thayer

LH

Leila Hyams

Joan Thayer

RO

Robert Ober

Henry Thayer

JN

James Neill

Mr. Phil Thayer

EC

Edythe Chapman

Mrs. Alice Thayer

PK

Paul Kruger

Tom Gibney

KG

Kenneth Gibson

Frank Thayer