The Very Idea
1929 · 65 min · ★ 5.8 · 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.
Directed by Richard Rosson · Written by William LeBaron
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Frank Craven Alan Camp -
Sally Blane Nora -
Hugh Trevor Joe Garvin -
Olive Tell Marion Green - A Allen Kearns Gilbert Goodhue
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Doris Eaton Edith Goodhue -
Theodore von Eltz George Green - J Jeanne De Bard Dorothy Green
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Adele Watson Miss Duncan
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