A Successful Calamity 91 years old

A Successful Calamity

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.

Credits

A Successful Calamity Cast

Name Character
Leon Ames He was 30, 91 years old when he died as Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate (as Leon Waycoff)
Allan Lane He was 22, 64 years old when he died as Polo Player (uncredited)
Evalyn Knapp She was 26, 74 years old when she died as Peggy Wilton
Mary Astor She was 26, 81 years old when she died as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
Grant Mitchell He was 58, 82 years old when he died as Connors, Wilton's Butler
Randolph Scott He was 34, 89 years old when he died as Larry Rivers
Fortunio Bonanova He was 37, 74 years old when he died as Pietro Rafaelo, the Pianist
George Arliss He was 64, 77 years old when he died as Henry Wilton
Hardie Albright He was 28, 71 years old when he died as George Struthers, Peggy's Beau
Oscar Apfel He was 54, 60 years old when he died as President of the United States
David Torrence He was 68, 87 years old when he died as Partington
Hale Hamilton He was 52, 62 years old when he died as John Belde -\Wilton's Business Associate
Claire McDowell She was 54, 88 years old when she died as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

A Successful Calamity Crew

Name Department
John G. Adolfi as Director. He was 44 (45) years old when He died Directing
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A Successful Calamity (91 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 17, 1932
  • Runtime: 72 minutes