The Very Idea
1929•1h 5m•5.8•Released
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
Frank Craven
Writer
William LeBaron
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Frank Craven
Alan Camp
Sally Blane
Nora
Hugh Trevor
Joe Garvin
Olive Tell
Marion Green
Allen Kearns
Gilbert Goodhue
Doris Eaton
Edith Goodhue
Theodore von Eltz
George Green
Jeanne De Bard
Dorothy Green
Adele Watson
Miss Duncan
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
William LeBaron
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