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The Idle Rich

The Idle Rich

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 15, 1929

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

57%

Original Title

The Idle Rich

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

William C. de Mille

Description

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.