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Rich Man's Folly

1931, Movie, NR, 80 mins

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Dickens' novel Dombey and Son is updated and transplanted from 1800s England to 1931 America for this somewhat interesting feature. Bancroft is the egotistical owner of a family shipbuilding firm. He becomes overwhelmed by ambition and forgets the needs of his family. He ignores his daughter (Dee), for he feels that a woman cannot continue the family business. Bancroft's son, Durand, is a frail youth, but his father is determined that one day the boy will take over the busin... read more leave a comment
Year: 1931
Rated NR

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Cast
George Bancroft: Brock Trumbull
Frances Dee: Ann Trumbull
Robert Ames: Joe Warren
Juliette Compton: Paula Norcross
David Durand: Brock Trumbull Jr.
Dorothy Peterson: Katherine Trumbull

 

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