Kept Husbands(1931)
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Kept Husbands (1931)
Passed | 1h 16min | Drama, Romance | 22 February 1931 (USA)
A blue collar steelworker marries a wealthy socialite. During a factory accident he saves two workers. To thank him, the boss invites him to dinner where he meets the boss's lovely daughter. She is so impressed by him that she vows that he will be hers in one month and of course they get married. Unfortunately, he finds that her appetite for extravagances is insatiable. This begins to wear him down, financially and emotionally until he becomes a 'kept husband.' Eventually he convinces her to settle down, respect him, and live on his humble salary with no help from her wealthy papa.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Forrest Halsey (adaptation), Alfred Jackson (adaptation) and Louis Sarecky
Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea and Dorothy Mackaill
Passed | 1h 16min | Drama, Romance | 22 February 1931 (USA)
A blue collar steelworker marries a wealthy socialite. During a factory accident he saves two workers. To thank him, the boss invites him to dinner where he meets the boss's lovely daughter. She is so impressed by him that she vows that he will be hers in one month and of course they get married. Unfortunately, he finds that her appetite for extravagances is insatiable. This begins to wear him down, financially and emotionally until he becomes a 'kept husband.' Eventually he convinces her to settle down, respect him, and live on his humble salary with no help from her wealthy papa.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Forrest Halsey (adaptation), Alfred Jackson (adaptation) and Louis Sarecky
Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea and Dorothy Mackaill