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WITH A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS HE THROWS MILLIONS AWAY BECAUSE HE WANTED LAUGHS! He turned from a human check book into a human being and taught his family to laugh!
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.
1930s Social SatireFamily DynamicsHumorous MisdirectionPre-Code CharmWealth & Materialism CritiqueCharacter RedemptionFeel-Good ComedyClever PlotVintage Morality Tale
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Is A Successful Calamity okay for kids?
NR
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Will A Successful Calamity make me laugh?
Light
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and sharp wit (6 of 10).
Can I half-watch A Successful Calamity?
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Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.