A Successful Calamity (1932)

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1h 12min | Comedy, Drama | Sep 17, 1932 | Released

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.

Director: John G. Adolfi

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Cast (13 Members)

Larry Rivers

Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate (as Leon Waycoff)

Fortunio Bonanova

Pietro Rafaelo, the Pianist

Claire McDowell

Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Connors, Wilton's Butler

Hardie Albright

George Struthers, Peggy's Beau

Partington

Peggy Wilton

Polo Player (uncredited)

Henry Wilton

President of the United States

John Belde -\Wilton's Business Associate

Randolph Scott Larry Rivers

Mary Astor Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Leon Ames Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate (as Leon Waycoff)

Fortunio Bonanova Pietro Rafaelo, the Pianist

Claire McDowell Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Grant Mitchell Connors, Wilton's Butler

Hardie Albright George Struthers, Peggy's Beau

David Torrence Partington

Evalyn Knapp Peggy Wilton

Allan Lane Polo Player (uncredited)

George Arliss Henry Wilton

Oscar Apfel President of the United States

Hale Hamilton John Belde -\Wilton's Business Associate

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John G. Adolfi Director

Clare Kummer Writer

Age At Time Of Release

34

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Fortunio Bonanova

37

Claire McDowell

54

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