| An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his selfish spendthrift was and the money manager which is is forced/tricked into appointing. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 27, 1952 |
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| Director: | Don Weis |
| Writer: | Sidney Sheldon, Max Trell |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | debt, trust fund, automat, idle rich, spendthrift |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Janet Leigh | Lucy Duncan |
| Peter Lawford | Mark MacLene IV |
| Lewis Stone | Judge Samuel Coulter |
| Marilyn Erskine | Gertrude Crome |
| Richard Anderson | Tom Winters |
| Douglas Fowley | Frank Pirosh |
| Phyllis Kirk | Young Lover on Ferry |
| Hanley Stafford | Mr. Blackwell |
| Jerry Hausner | Stanley Worth |
| Benny Rubin | Herbert Engel |
| John Eldredge | Commander Denham |
| Alvin Greenman | Archie |
| Joseph Mell | Mr. Green |
| Ida Moore | Mrs. Morgan |
| William Phillips | Caddie Horace Melnick |
| Emerson Treacy | Mr. Black |
| Bill Welsh | Mr. Sanford |
| Dave Willock | Caddie Ralph Roberts |
| Victor Wood | William |
| Name | Job |
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| Sidney Sheldon | Screenplay |
| Don Weis | Director |
| Max Trell | Story |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
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Mark MacLene IV (Lawford) is in huge debt despite being the beneficiary of a vast trust fund. He is simply a spendthrift. Lucy Duncan (Leigh)is a young lawyer fighting for every penny which her working class clients are owed. The trustee hires Lucy to manage Mark's finances, believing that she has t ... he tenacity to get Mark into financial control. It is a battle of titans. During and after the Great Depression, Warner Brothers produced a number of films which viewed the rich in a negative light. This film appears to be one of number of MGM films which puts the rich in a more favourable light. Your enjoyment of the film will likely reflect your world view on this subject.