
Feature film — 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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: William C. deMille
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Cast & crew

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
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