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Soft Living (1928)

LOVE VS. LUXURY IN A STORY OF GOLDDIGGING WIVES

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : James Tinling

Synopsis

Nancy Woods, secretary to a divorce lawyer, is tantalized by the idea of collecting alimony payments, she marries Stockney Webb with the intention of fleecing him after the honeymoon. Realizing that he has been fooled, Webb determines to teach Nancy, whom he truly loves, a lesson in humility and wifely behavior by taking her to his cabin in the wilderness.

Actors

Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy
Nancy Woods
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Stockney Webb
Mary Duncan
Mary Duncan
Lorna Estabrook
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
Billie Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Philip Estabrook
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
Rodney S. Bowen
Olive Tell
Olive Tell
Mrs. Rodney S. Bowen
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Office Boy
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Hired Man
Dave Wengren
Dave Wengren
Swede

Crews

Grace Mack
Grace Mack
Story
James Tinling
James Tinling
Director
Frances Agnew
Frances Agnew
Writer
Joseph H. August
Joseph H. August
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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