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A Successful Calamity

NR19321h 12mJohn G. Adolfi
IMDb 6.9

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"WITH A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS HE THROWS MILLIONS AWAY BECAUSE HE WANTED LAUGHS! He turned from a human check book into a human being and taught his family to laugh!"

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.

ComedyDrama
PianistPre-codeHigh Society

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What is A Successful Calamity (1932) about?

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man…

Who stars in A Successful Calamity?

A Successful Calamity stars George Arliss (Henry Wilton), Mary Astor (Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton), Evalyn Knapp (Peggy Wilton), Grant Mitchell (Connors), William Janney (Eddie Wilton). The film was directed by John G. Adolfi.

How long is A Successful Calamity?

A Successful Calamity has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1932. It is rated NR.

Is A Successful Calamity worth watching?

A Successful Calamity holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10. Fans of Comedy, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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