A Successful Calamity

1932, comedy, drama

72 minutes

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...

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Cast

George Arliss

George Arliss

Henry Wilton

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Peggy Wilton

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Connors

William Janney

William Janney

Eddie Wilton

David Torrence

David Torrence

Partington

Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

George Struthers

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Larry Rivers

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

John Belde

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Pietro Rafaelo

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

President of the United States

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Barney Davis

Elspeth Dudgeon

Elspeth Dudgeon

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Polo Player (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Alfred Curtis - The Broker

Harold Minjir

Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)

Barbara Leonard

Pauline - The French Maid

Eula Guy

Jane - the Cook's Helper

Virginia Hammond

Virginia Hammond

Mrs. Langstreet

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Lawrence - Partington's Partner

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Emmy's Musicale Butler

Jack Rutherford

Jack Rutherford

Wilton's Chauffeur (as John Rutherford)

Helena Phillips Evans

Lily - the Wilton's Cook (as Helena Phillips)

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Polo Player (uncredited)

Charles E. Evans

Furniture Mover (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Lew Harvey

Photographer at Train (uncredited)

Fred Howard

Reporter at Train (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Kate Drain Lawson

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Nola Dolberg

Nola Dolberg

Mary (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Polo Player With Drinks (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Anton Grot

Production design

Crew

Directing

John G. Adolfi

John G. Adolfi

Director

Editing

Production

Lucien Hubbard

Producer

Sound

Writing

Clare Kummer

Writer

Austin Parker

Writer

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