Movie

The Idle Rich

1929 · 80 min

A breezy, talky drawing-room comedy of manners where class friction is played for laughs and the ending is tidy.

Tagline: Wealth and position clash with poverty in a sterling talking feature drama made from the stage success, "White Collars"!
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.
How it feels: Light, satirical, warm and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, family, love, identity
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
love
identity
morality
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild