Five and Ten
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- Drama
- Romance
Overview
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working. Wife and mother Jenny is lonely. Son Avery hates his job. Daughter Jennifer is snubbed by classmate Muriel and her friends. At a charity bazaar, Jennifer meets Berry and sparks are evident. However, he is engaged to Muriel and Muriel will make sure that she, and only she, marries Berry. After the marriage, Berry still thinks of Jennifer as Jennifer thinks of Berry. Avery laments about the state of his family since they were happy in Kansas City.
Keywords
- wealthy family
- architect
- high rise
- pre-code
- unfaithful wife
- family tragedy
- misplaced priorities
- millionaire's daughter
- society wedding
- neglected wife
- chain store magnate
- social snub
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 13, 1931
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Maude Turner Gordon,Theodore von Eltz,Mary Duncan,Halliwell Hobbes,Henry Armetta,George Irving,Leslie Howard,Broderick O'Farrell,Arthur Housman,Carl Stockdaleand 10 more
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Writer
- Fannie Hurst
- Cinematography
- George Barnes
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0021874