Quick facts
- Released
- September 17, 1932
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Rating
- NR
- IMDb
- tt0023537
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
Themes
Cast
George Arliss
Henry Wilton
Mary Astor
Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
Evalyn Knapp
Peggy Wilton
Grant Mitchell
Connors
William Janney
Eddie Wilton
David Torrence
Partington
Hardie Albright
George Struthers
Randolph Scott
Larry Rivers
Hale Hamilton
John Belde
Fortunio Bonanova
Pietro Rafaelo
Oscar Apfel
President of the United States
Leon Ames
Barney Davis
Elspeth Dudgeon
Musicale Guest (uncredited)
Allan Lane
Polo Player (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
Alfred Curtis - The Broker
Harold Minjir
Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)
Barbara Leonard
Pauline - The French Maid
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Frequently asked questions
- What is A Successful Calamity about?
- 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.
- Who directed A Successful Calamity?
- A Successful Calamity was directed by John G. Adolfi.
- Who stars in A Successful Calamity?
- A Successful Calamity stars George Arliss, Mary Astor, Evalyn Knapp, Grant Mitchell.
- When was A Successful Calamity released?
- A Successful Calamity is a 1932 comedy, drama film.
- Where can I watch A Successful Calamity?
- You can watch A Successful Calamity with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.