The Idle Rich (1929)

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

Comedy

Director: William C. deMille

Cast: Conrad Nagel, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, Robert Ober

Runtime80 min

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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.

Critical Reception & Ratings

While not widely known today, The Idle Rich (1929) directed by William C. deMille was a comedy that received a mixed critical reception upon its initial release. The film has no major awards recognition, and its audience ratings are currently unavailable, so its overall standing with the public is unclear.

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Fans of classic Hollywood comedy will delight in the witty, lighthearted take on class divides in director William C. deMille's 1929 film The Idle Rich, which features standout performances from Conrad Nagel and Bessie Love.

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The Idle Rich is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound comedy film produced and released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by William C. deMille. It is based on the Broadway play White Collars by Edith Ellis, which had played at the Egan Theater in Los Angeles in 1924 before moving to the Cort Theatre in New York. The film is extant, and was released on DVD in 2012 from WarnerArchive Collection.