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A Successful Calamity

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After a year away in Europe, successful financier Henry Wilton (George Arliss) is finally returning home to his wife, Emmy (Mary Astor), daughter Peggy (Evalyn Knapp) and son Eddie, only to discover their lifestyle leaves them much too busy to spend any time together as a family. In a ploy to keep everyone together, Wilton lies about his wealth and announces he's financially ruined. As expected, his family rallies to support his supposed losses, but how long can he keep the charade up?

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Steve D Cute enough but only the star has much to do. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review Russ G An amusing enough early Hollywood B-movie comedy with an We're-All-In-This-Together theme. The audience is given a rooting interest in our protagonist in the first act. Not a cinematic masterpiece but it moves along at a breezy pace. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/24/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a year away in Europe, successful financier Henry Wilton (George Arliss) is finally returning home to his wife, Emmy (Mary Astor), daughter Peggy (Evalyn Knapp) and son Eddie, only to discover their lifestyle leaves them much too busy to spend any time together as a family. In a ploy to keep everyone together, Wilton lies about his wealth and announces he's financially ruined. As expected, his family rallies to support his supposed losses, but how long can he keep the charade up?
Director
John Adolfi
Producer
Lucien Hubbard
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 12m