The Idle Rich

1h 20m
Comedy
5.8

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.

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

Crew

William C. deMille
Director
Clara Beranger
Writer
Edgar Franklin
Adaptation
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Leonard Smith
Director of Photography
Douglas Shearer
Sound Engineer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

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