Summary
Business and Pleasure is an American film comedy first released in 1932,
directed by David Butler.
The film is based on a novel by Booth Tarkington and stars Will Rogers, Jetta Goudal, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Peterson and Oscar Apfel.
It has also been released under the title: The Plutocrat.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: David Butler
- Script: William M. Conselman, Arthur F. Goodrich, Booth Tarkington (novel), Gene Towne
- Photo: Ernest Palmer
- Music: George Lipschultz
- Cast: Will Rogers (Earl Tinker), Jetta Goudal (Madame Momora), Joel McCrea (Lawrence Ogle), Dorothy Peterson (Mrs. Tinker), Oscar Apfel (P.D. Weatheright), Vernon Dent (Charles Turner), Boris Karloff (Sheik), Mitchell Lewis (Hadj Ali), Jed Prouty (Ben Wackstle), Cyril Ring (Arthur Jones), Peggy Ross (Olivia Tinker)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 77 min; B&W
- Aka: The Plutocrat
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