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"A COMEDY OF GOLD AND GURGLES"

Meyer Rubens and his wife, Esther, own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther wants to move on up to the Upper West Side. She has a rich sister, Reba, who persuades Meyer to invest in the worthless oil stock sold by her husband. The stock proves to be not worthless and Meyer and Esther become overnight millionaires. But Reba thinks Meyer, who has no taste for high society, is holding her sister back socially, so she devises some schemes that involve catching Meyer in a compromising situation with other women, so her sister can file for a divorce.

Top Cast

  • George Sidney

    George Sidney

    Meyer Rubens

  • Louise Fazenda

    Louise Fazenda

    Reba, Esther's Sister

  • Vera Gordon

    Vera Gordon

    Esther Rubens

  • Nat Carr

    Nat Carr

    Maurice, Reba's Husband

  • Helene Costello

    Helene Costello

    Ida

  • Arthur Lubin

    Arthur Lubin

    Lew

  • Jane Winton

    Jane Winton

    Lottie

  • Otto Hoffman

    Otto Hoffman

    Detective

  • William H. Strauss

    William H. Strauss

    Helper in Meyer's Tailor Shop

Overview

Meyer Rubens and his wife, Esther, own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther wants to move on up to the Upper West Side. She has a rich sister, Reba, who persuades Meyer to invest in the worthless oil stock sold by her husband. The stock proves to be not worthless and Meyer and Esther become overnight millionaires. But Reba thinks Meyer, who has no taste for high society, is holding her sister back socially, so she devises some schemes that involve catching Meyer in a compromising situation with other women, so her sister can file for a divorce.

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