Rich Man's Folly
A master of industry, a slave to money and commercial ambition-until love teaches him that happiness is not bought on the alter of gold and silver.
1931 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | Edward E. Paramore Jr., Charles Dickens, Grover Jones |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 1931 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | Edward E. Paramore Jr., Charles Dickens, Grover Jones |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, shipping company |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| George Bancroft | Brock Trumbull |
| Frances Dee | Ann Trumbull |
| Robert Ames | Joe Warren |
| Juliette Compton | Paula Norcross |
| David Durand | Brock Junior |
| Dorothy Peterson | Katherine Trumbull |
| Harry Allen | McWylie |
| Gilbert Emery | Kincaid |
| Guy Oliver | Dayton |
| Anne Shirley | Anne, as a child |
| George MacFarlane | Marston |
| William Arnold | |
| Wilfred Lucas |
| Name | Job |
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| Edward E. Paramore Jr. | Writer |
| Herman Hand | Music |
| W. Franke Harling | Music |
| Bernhard Kaun | Music |
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Music |
| Oscar Potoker | Music |
| James V. King | Assistant Camera |
| Richard A. Whiting | Music |
| David Abel | Director of Photography |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Grover Jones | Writer |
| John Leipold | Music |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Camera Operator |
| Ernest Laszlo | Camera Operator |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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