A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity
theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn G. Adolfi
Written by
Adaptation & dialogue:
Based onA Successful Calamity
1917 play
by Clare Kummer
Produced byLucien Hubbard
StarringGeorge Arliss
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byHoward Bretherton
Music byBernhard Kaun
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 17, 1932 (1932-09-17) (US)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Successful Calamity is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring George Arliss, supported by Mary Astor and Evalyn Knapp, and directed by John G. Adolfi. Based on the 1917 play A Successful Calamity by Clare Kummer, the film is about an elderly millionaire who must deal with his selfish, young second wife and a pair of spoiled, grown children.[1]