The Very Idea
5.2
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.
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Frank Craven
Alan Camp
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Sally Blane
Nora
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Hugh Trevor
Joe Garvin
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Olive Tell
Marion Green
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Allen Kearns
Gilbert Goodhue
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Doris Eaton
Edith Goodhue
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Theodore von Eltz
George Green
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Jeanne De Bard
Dorothy Green
No other roles listed
Adele Watson
Miss Duncan
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Frank Craven Director · Richard Rosson Director William LeBaron Screenplay
United States release September 15, 1929 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
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RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 15, 1929
Theatrical
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