Film
A Little Brother of the Rich
1919 · 1h · Drama
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Overview
Captain of the Yale football team, Paul Potter becomes engaged to his small-town Indiana sweetheart Sylvia Castle but once in the big city he becomes involved with married society girl Muriel Evers and finds Sylvia too provincial, ending their engagement. In time Sylvia meets alcoholic actor, Henry Leamington, who encourages her to become an actress while she helps him get sober. In New York she finds success and becomes reacquainted with Paul for whom she still has feelings, but comes to realize he is a lout and returns to Henry.
Cast
Frank Mayo
Paul Potter
Kathryn Adams
Sylvia Chase
J. Barney Sherry
Henry Leamington
Lila Leslie
Muriel Evers
John Gilbert
Carl Wilmerding
Crew
- Lynn ReynoldsDirector
- Joseph Medill PattersonNovel
Details
- Release date
- July 7, 1919
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Genres
- Drama
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