The Idle Rich

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.

Cast

Conrad Nagel

as William van Luyn

Bessie Love

as Helen Thayer

Leila Hyams

as Joan Thayer

Robert Ober

as Henry Thayer

James Neill

as Mr. Phil Thayer

Edythe Chapman

as Mrs. Alice Thayer

Paul Kruger

as Tom Gibney

Kenneth Gibson

as Frank Thayer

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