Rich Man's Folly (1931)
1h 20m
Running Time
November 14, 1931Release Date
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
1h 20m
Running Time
November 14, 1931Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
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Cast & Crew.
George Bancroft
Brock Trumbull
Frances Dee
Anne Trumbull
Robert Ames
Joe Warren
Juliette Compton
Paula Norcross
Dorothy Peterson
Katherine Trumbull
John Cromwell
Director
Harry Allen
McWylie
Charles Dickens
Writer
Grover Jones
Writer
Gilbert Emery
Kincaid
Guy Oliver
Dayton
Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Writer
David Abel
Cinematographer
Anne Shirley
Anne, as a child
David Durand
Brock Junior
George MacFarlane
Marston
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Wiki.
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.