The Idle Rich (1929)
The Idle Rich (1929)
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.

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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
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 15 June 1929

Country: US

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

William van Luyn

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Helen Thayer

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Joan Thayer

Robert Ober

Robert Ober

Henry Thayer

James Neill

James Neill

Mr. Phil Thayer

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Mrs. Alice Thayer

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Tom Gibney

Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson

Frank Thayer

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Production Crew

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Sound

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Leonard Smith

Leonard Smith

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Other Crew

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