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
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](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28295-george-bancroft.webp)
George Bancroft
Brock Trumbull
![Frances Dee](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/62292-frances-dee.webp)
Frances Dee
Anne Trumbull
![Robert Ames](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/104339-robert-ames.webp)
Robert Ames
Joe Warren
![Juliette Compton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/104599-juliette-compton.webp)
Juliette Compton
Paula Norcross
![Dorothy Peterson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46327-dorothy-peterson.webp)
Dorothy Peterson
Katherine Trumbull
![John Cromwell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32737-john-cromwell.webp)
John Cromwell
Director
![Harry Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/222021-harry-allen.webp)
Harry Allen
McWylie
![Charles Dickens](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/173092-charles-dickens.webp)
Charles Dickens
Writer
![Grover Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/258045-grover-jones.webp)
Grover Jones
Writer
![Gilbert Emery](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9005-gilbert-emery.webp)
Gilbert Emery
Kincaid
![Guy Oliver](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25667-guy-oliver.webp)
Guy Oliver
Dayton
![Edward E. Paramore Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Writer
![David Abel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Abel
Cinematographer
![Anne Shirley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63438-anne-shirley.webp)
Anne Shirley
Anne, as a child
![David Durand](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27212-david-durand.webp)
David Durand
Brock Junior
![George MacFarlane](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/115148-george-macfarlane.webp)
George MacFarlane
Marston
Media.
![Rich Man's Folly](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/210775-rich-man-s-folly.webp)
Details.
Release DateNovember 14, 1931
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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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.