Movie Description
A Successful Calamity
(1932)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John G. Adolfi
- Producer : Lucien Hubbard
- Writer : Clare Kummer,Julien Josephson,Maude T. Howell,Austin Parker
- Editor : Howard Bretherton
- Cast : George Arliss,Mary Astor,Evalyn Knapp,Grant Mitchell,William Janney,David Torrence,Hardie Albright,Randolph Scott,Hale Hamilton,Fortunio Bonanova,Oscar Apfel,Leon Ames,Elspeth Dudgeon,Allan Lane,Claire McDowell,Murray Kinnell,Harold Minjir,Barbara Leonard,Eula Guy,Virginia Hammond,Richard Tucker,Charles Coleman,Jack Rutherford,Helena Phillips Evans,Bill Elliott,Charles E. Evans,Lew Harvey,Fred Howard,Lillian Lawrence,Kate Drain Lawson,Nola Luxford,Buddy Roosevelt,Ellinor Vanderveer,Florence Wix
Cast
Henry Wilton
Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
Peggy Wilton
Connors
Eddie Wilton
Partington
George Struthers
Larry Rivers
John Belde
Pietro Rafaelo
President of the United States
Barney Davis
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
Polo Player (uncredited)
Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
Alfred Curtis - The Broker
Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)
Pauline - The French Maid
Jane - the Cook's Helper
Mrs. Langstreet
Lawrence - Partington's Partner
Emmy's Musicale Butler
Wilton's Chauffeur (as John Rutherford)
Lily - the Wilton's Cook (as Helena Phillips)
Polo Player (uncredited)
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Photographer at Train (uncredited)
Reporter at Train (uncredited)
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
Mary (uncredited)
Polo Player With Drinks (uncredited)
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleA Successful Calamity
Status Released
Release Information
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1932-09-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 12m
Production CompaniesThe Vitaphone Corporation,Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
