movie-poster

The Idle Rich

5.7 / 10

80 minutes

1929-06-15

English

US

Actors :

Conrad Nagel, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, Robert Ober, James Neill, Edythe Chapman, Paul Kruger, Kenneth Gibson

Description

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.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/6/2022, 7:11:31 PM

Conrad Nagel is a millionaire who falls in love with his secretary "Joan" (Leila Hyams) and they agree to marry. Thing is, she comes from a determinedly independent middle class family who, whilst happy for their daughter, steadfastly refuse to let him help them. Undaunted, he agrees to move into the home she shares with her parents, siblings - and her rather vocal cousin "Harry" (Robert Ober) who...