The Idle Rich

Name: The Idle Rich
Director: William C. deMille
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1929-06-15
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, Robert Ober, James Neill

“Wealth and position clash with poverty in a sterling talking feature drama made from the stage success, "White Collars"!”

1929

1h 20m

Comedy

Director: William C. deMille

Writer: Clara Beranger

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.