The Very Idea

  • Rated 5.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1929
  • 1h 5m
  • Comedy

The author of a book on eugenics attempts to prove his theories by having his childless sister and her husband adopt the child of a “physically superior” chauffeur and housemaid, leading to comedic complications when the parents refuse to give up their child.

Director
Richard Rosson
Starring
Frank Craven, Sally Blane, Hugh Trevor, Olive Tell

Cast

  • Frank Craven

    Frank Craven

    Alan Camp

  • Sally Blane

    Sally Blane

    Nora

  • Hugh Trevor

    Hugh Trevor

    Joe Garvin

  • Olive Tell

    Olive Tell

    Marion Green

  • Allen Kearns

    Gilbert Goodhue

  • Doris Eaton

    Doris Eaton

    Edith Goodhue

  • Theodore von Eltz

    Theodore von Eltz

    George Green

  • Jeanne De Bard

    Dorothy Green

  • Adele Watson

    Adele Watson

    Miss Duncan

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