The Poor Rich Man
Cast & Crew
Charles J. Brabin
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Stuart Holmes
Sally Crute
William Frederic
Film Details
Synopsis
Vantyne Carter, the son of millionaire James Carter, studiously shuns work, which so disgusts his father that the old man decides to test his son's ability to become self-sufficient. Carter, Sr. has his lawyer report that he has been killed on a hunting trip, and at the reading of the will, Van learns that, unless he can support himself within six months with only an old farmhouse left to him as working capital, he will lose the family fortune to his cousin Teddy Brown. Van immediately gets busy and, with the help of Arizona Brown, a visiting Westerner with whom he has fallen in love, turns the old farm into a thriving and very fashionable resort. His chance of becoming a millionaire fading fast, Teddy arranges with actress Edith Trentoni to ruin the hotel's reputation by means of a kitchen strike and a jewel robbery. He succeeds, but old Carter finally appears to turn the villain out and proclaim Van and Arizona a successful team.
Director
Charles J. Brabin
Cast
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Stuart Holmes
Sally Crute
William Frederic
C. J. Williams
Jules Cowles
Louis R. Wolheim
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Notes
The film's working title May have been Little Miss Moneybags.
