''Rich People'' is a 1929

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talking picture directed by

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and starring

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. It was produced by

Ralph Block Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee – January 2, 1974, Wheaton) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. ...

and distributed through

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. It is based on a story by Jay Gelzer that was serialized from March to July 1928 in ''

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Cast

as Connie Hayden *

Regis Toomey John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High Sc ...

as Jef MacLean * Robert Ames as Noel Nevins *

Mahlon Hamilton Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960), was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census ...

as Beverly Hayden *

Ilka Chase Ilka Chase (April 8, 1905 – February 15, 1978) was an American actress, radio host, and novelist. Biography Born in New York City and educated at convent and boarding schools in the United States, England, and France, Chase was the only child ...

as Margery Mears * John Loder as Captain Danforth *

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as Sally Vanderwater

Preservation

A print is preserved in the

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* * 1929 films Films directed by Edward H. Griffith Films based on short fiction 1929 romantic drama films Silent American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language romantic drama films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub

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