The Poor Rich Man

The Poor Rich Man

Drama, Comedy | Dec. 23, 1918

Vantyne Carter is a playboy living in luxury off his father. Vantyne's cousin Teddy, meanwhile, leads a fine upstanding life -- or at least he appears to, so he can curry favor with his wealthy uncle, Vantyne's father. One day, the senior Carter, fed up with his son's antics, decides to play a trick on both Vantyne and Teddy. The old man and his lawyer go off on a hunting trip, and then the lawyer returns with news that Carter was killed in an accident.

The Poor Rich Man

Drama, Comedy | Dec. 23, 1918

The Poor Rich Man
Vantyne Carter is a playboy living in luxury off his father. Vantyne's cousin Teddy, meanwhile, leads a fine upstanding life -- or at least he appears to, so he can curry favor with his wealthy uncle, Vantyne's father. One day, the senior Carter, fed up with his son's antics, decides to play a trick on both Vantyne and Teddy. The old man and his lawyer go off on a hunting trip, and then the lawyer returns with news that Carter was killed in an accident.
Producers Metro Pictures Corporation
Original title The Poor Rich Man
Directors Charles Brabin
Writers Albert S. Le Vino, Elaine S. Carrington

Cast

Francis X. Bushman

as Vantyne Carter

Beverly Bayne

as Arizona Brown

Stuart Holmes

as Teddy Carter

Sally Crute

as Edith Trentoni

William Frederic

as Pecos Bill Borwn

C.J. Williams

as James Carter

Jules Cowles

as Hobo

Louis Wolheim

as Wrestler