Children of the Ritz

Children of the Ritz is a 1929 drama film from First National Pictures. Starring Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall. The movie was silent with its own Vitaphone soundtrack and sound effects recorded on phonographic records. At the time this movie was made the transition from silent to sound was increasing more with movies such as The Broadway Melody and many more. Today it's unknown to survive and might be a lost film.

Plot

Poster.

Angela Pennington, the spoiled, bored daughter of a wealthy man, amuses herself by attempting to seduce Dewey Haines, the rigid family chauffeur. Dewey wins $50,000 at the race track, and Angela's father, despondent over heavy financial loses, attempts to commit suicide. Dewey gives Mrs. Pennington a large portion of his newly acquired fortune and marries Angela. She quickly spends all of Dewey's remaining money, and he is forced to become a cab driver. Angela goes to live with her parents and comes to suspect Dewey of infidelity. Her suspicions prove to be unfounded, however, and she and Dewey are reconciled, with Angela promising to be frugal.

See also

• Vitaphone
• History of Film

Trivia

• In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.