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The Last Gentleman

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Aging eccentric Cabot Barr (George Arliss) gathers his family at his Massachusetts house, ostensibly for a memorial service for his niece. Disgusted with greedy son Judd (Donald Meek), Cabot uses the occasion to examine his relatives to see if any of them deserve the inheritance. Only his granddaughter, Marjorie (Charlotte Henry), has any real fondness for the old man, who schemes to have her marry his sister's adopted son, Allan (Frank Albertson), in order to carry on the family name.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine 04/21/2020
...so crammed with sentimental rubbish that it would make an author of birthday greeting cards blush with inferiority. Go to Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/23/2019
The whole family can go to The Last Gentleman and come away greatly edified, convinced of the rewarels of goodness and the awfulness of greed. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair 06/12/2019
The picture has one really hilarious and unexpected bit of farce [which] stands as a great relief to the rest of the film, which is pretty much a stock affair. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 12/25/2023 Arliss makes it a lot of fun. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Sidney Lanfield

Director

George Arliss

Cabot Barr

Edna May Oliver

Augusta Pritchard

Janet Beecher

Helen Barr

Charlotte Henry

Marjorie Barr

Ralph Morgan

Henry Loring
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Movie Info

Synopsis Aging eccentric Cabot Barr (George Arliss) gathers his family at his Massachusetts house, ostensibly for a memorial service for his niece. Disgusted with greedy son Judd (Donald Meek), Cabot uses the occasion to examine his relatives to see if any of them deserve the inheritance. Only his granddaughter, Marjorie (Charlotte Henry), has any real fondness for the old man, who schemes to have her marry his sister's adopted son, Allan (Frank Albertson), in order to carry on the family name.
Director
Sidney Lanfield
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m