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.
Credits
A Successful Calamity Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Leon Ames
He was 30, 91 years old when he died
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as Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate (as Leon Waycoff) |
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Allan Lane
He was 22, 64 years old when he died
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as Polo Player (uncredited) |
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Evalyn Knapp
She was 26, 74 years old when she died
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as Peggy Wilton |
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Mary Astor
She was 26, 81 years old when she died
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as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton |
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Grant Mitchell
He was 58, 82 years old when he died
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as Connors, Wilton's Butler |
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Randolph Scott
He was 34, 89 years old when he died
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as Larry Rivers |
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Fortunio Bonanova
He was 37, 74 years old when he died
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as Pietro Rafaelo, the Pianist |
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George Arliss
He was 64, 77 years old when he died
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as Henry Wilton |
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Hardie Albright
He was 28, 71 years old when he died
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as George Struthers, Peggy's Beau |
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Oscar Apfel
He was 54, 60 years old when he died
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as President of the United States |
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David Torrence
He was 68, 87 years old when he died
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as Partington |
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Hale Hamilton
He was 52, 62 years old when he died
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as John Belde -\Wilton's Business Associate |
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Claire McDowell
She was 54, 88 years old when she died
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as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) |
A Successful Calamity Crew
| Name |
Department |
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John G. Adolfi as Director. He was 44 (45) years old when He died
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Directing |
