A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
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1932
1h 12m
5.6(7 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

George Arliss

Henry Wilton

George Arliss
Acting

Mary Astor

Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Mary Astor
Acting

Evalyn Knapp

Peggy Wilton

Evalyn Knapp
Acting

Grant Mitchell

Connors

Grant Mitchell
Acting

William Janney

Eddie Wilton

William Janney
Acting

David Torrence

Partington

David Torrence
Acting

Hardie Albright

George Struthers

Hardie Albright
Acting

Randolph Scott

Larry Rivers

Randolph Scott
Acting

Hale Hamilton

John Belde

Hale Hamilton
Acting

Fortunio Bonanova

Pietro Rafaelo

Fortunio Bonanova
Acting

Oscar Apfel

President of the United States

Oscar Apfel
Acting

Leon Ames

Barney Davis

Leon Ames
Acting

Elspeth Dudgeon

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon
Acting

Allan Lane

Polo Player (uncredited)

Allan Lane
Acting

Claire McDowell

Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Claire McDowell
Acting

Murray Kinnell

Alfred Curtis - The Broker

Murray Kinnell
Acting

Harold Minjir

Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)

Harold Minjir
Acting

Barbara Leonard

Pauline - The French Maid

Barbara Leonard
Acting

Eula Guy

Jane - the Cook's Helper

Eula Guy
Acting

Virginia Hammond

Mrs. Langstreet

Virginia Hammond
Acting

Richard Tucker

Lawrence - Partington's Partner

Richard Tucker
Acting

Charles Coleman

Emmy's Musicale Butler

Charles Coleman
Acting

Jack Rutherford

Wilton's Chauffeur (as John Rutherford)

Jack Rutherford
Acting

Helena Phillips Evans

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

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Acting

Bill Elliott

Polo Player (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Acting

Charles E. Evans

Furniture Mover (uncredited)

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Acting

Lew Harvey

Photographer at Train (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Acting

Fred Howard

Reporter at Train (uncredited)

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Acting

Lillian Lawrence

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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Acting

Kate Drain Lawson

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Kate Drain Lawson
Acting

Nola Luxford

Mary (uncredited)

Nola Luxford
Acting

Buddy Roosevelt

Polo Player With Drinks (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt
Acting

Ellinor Vanderveer

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer
Acting

Florence Wix

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

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