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.
So, is The Idle Rich worth your time today? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who finds 1920s microphones and scratchy audio kind of charming. If you want a movie with a fast plot or people acting like actual humans, you are probably going to hate this within the first ten minutes. 🙄 It is very much a mov...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
William C. de Mille
William C. de Mille
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"So, is The Idle Rich worth your time today? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who finds 1920s microphones and scratchy audio kind of charming. If you want a movie with a fast plot or people acting like actual humans, you are probably going to hate this within the first ten minutes. 🙄 It is very much a movie for people who like history or just want to see how weirdly actors behaved when sound first started ruining their careers. The whole thing is about William van Luyn, played by ..."
Robert Ober
Edgar Franklin, Clara Beranger, Edith Ellis
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