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.| Status: | Released (1929-06-15) |
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| Screen: | Edith Ellis, Edgar Franklin, Clara Beranger |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 141600: Conrad Nagel - William van Luyn
- 29258: Bessie Love - Helen Thayer
- 1507: Leila Hyams - Joan Thayer
- 29976: Robert Ober - Henry Thayer
- 1147460: James Neill - Mr. Phil Thayer
- 1006951: Edythe Chapman - Mrs. Alice Thayer
- 119486: Paul Kruger - Tom Gibney
Crews
- 42065: Conrad A. Nervig - Editor - Editing
- 1139079: William C. deMille - Director - Directing
- 1302340: Edgar Franklin - Adaptation - Writing
- 9062: Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction - Art
- 14864: Leonard Smith - Director of Photography - Camera
- 27969: Douglas Shearer - Sound Engineer - Sound
- 29572: Clara Beranger - Writer - Writing
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Conrad Nagel is a millionaire who falls in love with his secretary "Joan" (Leila Hyams) and they agree to marry. Thing is, she comes from a determinedly independent middle class family who, whilst happy for their daughter, steadfastly refuse to let him help them. Undaunted, he agrees ....
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