5.6A Successful Calamity · 1932
A Successful Calamity (1932) is a Comedy / Drama film directed by John G. Adolfi, starring George Arliss, Mary Astor, Evalyn Knapp.
ComedyDrama
5.6Overview
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.
Cast
George Arliss, Mary Astor, Evalyn Knapp, Grant Mitchell, William Janney, David Torrence, Hardie Albright, Randolph Scott
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What is "A Successful Calamity" about?
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.
When was "A Successful Calamity" released?
A Successful Calamity was released in 1932.
Who stars in "A Successful Calamity"?
The cast includes George Arliss, Mary Astor, Evalyn Knapp, Grant Mitchell.
