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Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses a ledger which keeps track of the payments he has been making to ex-lovers to locate 2 of them, and a third is found by a lawyer in New York, her mother was too proud to accept any money. Sir Basil is a curmudgeon, and his three adult children have a hard time with him at first. Toni, the American, is a free spirit who had a budding career in show business. Jeffery is English and a semi-gentleman, and Maria is Italian, with a Latin temperament. They begin to bond, especially Sir Basil and Toni, whose outgoing personality finally wins over the old man. But past lives begin to creep back into the picture and threaten the old man's plans for a life filled with his children.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Starring: Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith

Released: January 10, 1931

Runtime: 90.0

Popularity Rating: 0.688

Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

United States of America

Antoinette 'Tony' Flagg Marion Davies
John Ashley Ralph Forbes
Sir Basil Algernon 'Chief' Winterton C. Aubrey Smith
Geoffrey Trent Ray Milland
Richard 'Dick' Berney Guinn Williams
Dr. Frank 'Mac' MacDonald David Torrence
Mrs. Julia Webb Doris Lloyd
Bolton, the Second Butler Edgar Norton
Maria Credaro Nina Quartero
Larkin, the Butler Halliwell Hobbes
Mrs. 'Aunt Molly' Berney Elizabeth Murray
Mr. Carson Creswell, a Lawyer James Gordon

Art — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons
Camera — Director of Photography: Oliver T. Marsh
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Adrian
Directing — Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Editing — Editor: Harry Reynolds
Production — Producer: Marion Davies
Production — Producer: Robert Z. Leonard
Sound — Sound Director: Douglas Shearer
Writing — Theatre Play: Edward Childs Carpenter
Writing — Writer: Laurence E. Johnson