
The Welby's inherit a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years. The money turns all the family into social-climbing snobs to the point of ignoring old friends and breaking off marriage engagements.


Short answer: yes, but it’s a complex, nuanced look at the perils of wealth and social climbing in 1920s San Francisco. If you’re intrigued by the Jazz Age, the allure of excess, a...
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J. Stuart Blackton

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