A Successful Calamity
Also known as Successful Calamity
1932 film
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5.6Henry 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.
Released: 1932-09-1772 minDir: John G. AdolfiComedy, Drama
Cast
- George Arliss as Henry Wilton
- Mary Astor as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
- Evalyn Knapp as Peggy Wilton
- Grant Mitchell as Connors
- William Janney as Eddie Wilton
- David Torrence as Partington
Themes
- pianist
- pre-code
- high society
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Categories
1932 American films1932 comedy-drama films1932 English-language films1932 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican films based on playsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms directed by John G. AdolfiFilms scored by Bernhard KaunTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarner Bros. films