The Thin Man (1934)

William Powell plays the role of Nick Charles, a retired private detective turned lush. His rich wife, Nora, played by Myrna Loy, has inherited her late father's business and Nick has taken on the responsibility of running it and living in luxury. While at the lobby bar at the Ritz, Nick runs in to the

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

After the sudden death of a senator, business mogul Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold) and fellow state senator Payne (Claude Rains) attempt to fill the vacant seat with a stooge that will help pass their corrupt bill in the eleventh hour of its vote on the senate floor. Instead, an honest and determined young man, Jefferson

Haunted Spooks (1920) – Short Film

The Girl, played by Mildred Davis, discovers that she will inherit her grandfather's estate if she can live in his mansion for one year with her husband. There are two problems with this. First, she doesn't have a husband, and second, her uncle (Wallace Howe) wants the estate for himself and will inherit it if

Battling Butler (1926)

Alfred Butler, played by Keaton, is a young member of an affluent family and an example of the idle rich. His father sends him off to camp in the wilderness so that he can learn to "become a man and learn to take care of himself." Off he goes with his valet, played by Edward