Five and Ten (1931)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 13, 1931Release Date
Five and Ten (1931)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 13, 1931Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working. Wife and mother Jenny is lonely. Son Avery hates his job. Daughter Jennifer is snubbed by classmate Muriel and her friends. At a charity bazaar, Jennifer meets Berry and sparks are evident. However, he is engaged to Muriel and Muriel will make sure that she, and only she, marries Berry. After the marriage, Berry still thinks of Jennifer as Jennifer thinks of Berry. Avery laments about the state of his family since they were happy in Kansas City.
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Cast & Crew.
Marion Davies
Jennifer Rarick
Leslie Howard
Berry Rhodes
Richard Bennett
John Rarick
Irene Rich
Jenny Rarick
Douglass Montgomery
Avery Rarick
Mary Duncan
Muriel Preston
George Irving
Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Doctor at Bedside (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
Hopkins (uncredited)
William Burress
Man in Hospital Waiting Room
Theodore von Eltz
Ramon (uncredited)
Ruth Selwyn
Midge (uncredited)
A.P. Younger
Writer
William H. O'Brien
Duncan (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 13, 1931
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
architect
pre-code
family tragedy
unfaithful wife
neglected wife
wealthy family
high rise
misplaced priorities
chain store magnate
society wedding
social snub
millionaires daughter
Wiki.
Five and Ten is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Robert Z. Leonard and starring Marion Davies, Leslie Howard and Irene Rich. Davies plays as an heiress and Howard the man she loves, though he marries someone else. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions in partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1929 Fannie Hurst novel of the same name.
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