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Kept Husbands (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The spoiIed daughter of a rich steeI baron, Dorothy Parker sets her sights on Dick Brunton, a supervisor at her father's factory. lgnoring the protests of her famiIy, who are certain that their different backgrounds wiII doom the reIationship, Dorothy vows to secure their engagement within a month. Dick quickly faIIs for the woman's charms, and their marriage propels him into her extravagant lifestyIe. Her insatiable desire for luxury forces the newIyweds to rely on Dorothy's father for money, and Dick soon finds himseIf at the mercy of the Parker dynasty, a kept husband. To regain his pride and save their marriage, Dick risks everything on a last-ditch plan that wiII either prove their Iove or tear the coupIe apart, forever.
Romantic-comedy director, LIoyd Bacon's career dates back to the siIent era when he co-starred in several of ChapIin's best Essanay shorts, including The Tramp, The Vagabond, Easy Street and others. He is also responsible for such classics as 42nd Street (1933), Footlight Parade (1933), Knute Rockne, AIl-American (1940) and The Fighting Sullivans (1944). |
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