Rich Man's Folly (1931)
- Directed by
- John Cromwell
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy shipowner puts all his focus on his business and his son, treating his daughter coldly. When tragedy strikes his family, he must face the consequences of his pride and neglect.
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What happens
Rich Man's Folly is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, David Durand, Dorothy Peterson, and Harry Allen. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. This modern adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son is regarded as Hollywood's first major screen adaptation of a Charles Dickens work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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