Details

Release year: 1938

Storyline

Thrown out of the Riviera, a family of grifters meets a lonely, vulnerable rich old woman and insinuate themselves into her life while they sponge off her.

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Cast

Janet Gaynor — George-Anne Carleton
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Richard Carleton
Roland Young — 'Sahib' Carleton
Billie Burke — Marmy Carleton

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Awards

0 wins & 3 nominations

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Did you know

• 1938 Phantom Corsair: This very unusual six-passenger coupe was designed by Rust Heinz, a member of the H. J. Heinz (57 Varieties) family. The design was a joint effort of Heinz and Maurice Schwarts of the custom body firm Bohman & Schwartz in Pasadena, California. Heinz' creation, costing approximately $24,000 in 1938. Heinz planned to put the Phantom Corsair into limited production at an estimated selling price of $12,500. His death, however, shortly after the car was completed, ended those plans.

• It cost $12,000 to build the "Flying Wombat" car.

• Maude Adams also made a test, with Janet Gaynor, for the role of Miss Fortune. The 12-minute film has been preserved by George Eastman House.