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      Prosperity

      1932 1h 27m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews Maggie Warren (Marie Dressler) retires as head of the family bank, ceding her long-held position to her son, John (Norman Foster). John marries Helen (Anita Page), and, despite the antipathy between their mothers, the two live together happily. But when Helen's mother, Lizzie (Polly Moran), accidentally prompts a run on the bank, Maggie learns that John blew their emergency bonds on a get-rich-quick scam. Hoping to save the bank, Maggie sets out on a search for the con men who duped her son. Read More Read Less

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      Mordaunt Hall New York Times [Marie Dressler,] who can boast of having made the world laugh a lot, and also cry, never failing to elicit admiration by her natural and able portrayals, once more scores in this present contribution. Jul 23, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Maggie Warren (Marie Dressler) retires as head of the family bank, ceding her long-held position to her son, John (Norman Foster). John marries Helen (Anita Page), and, despite the antipathy between their mothers, the two live together happily. But when Helen's mother, Lizzie (Polly Moran), accidentally prompts a run on the bank, Maggie learns that John blew their emergency bonds on a get-rich-quick scam. Hoping to save the bank, Maggie sets out on a search for the con men who duped her son.
      Director
      Sam Wood
      Screenwriter
      Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Sylvia Thalberg, Frank Butler
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 27m