Movielogr
The Idle Rich (1929)
Directed by William C. de Mille
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.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Leila Hyams | Bessie Love | Robert Ober | Paul Kruger | Conrad Nagel | Edythe Chapman | James Neill | Kenneth Gibson