---
title: 'Rich Man''s Folly (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cromwell'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rich-mans-folly-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022309/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rich Man's Folly (1931)

1931 · 80 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Rich Man's Folly is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, David Durand, Dorothy Peterson, and Harry Allen. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. This modern adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son is regarded as Hollywood's first major screen adaptation of a Charles Dickens work.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cromwell)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward E. Paramore Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-e-paramore-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Abel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-abel)
- **Editor:** [George Nicholls, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-nicholls-jr)

## Cast

- [George Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bancroft)

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