
The Very Idea (1929)
65 min
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.
- Release date
- September 15, 1929
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Frank Craven as Alan Camp
- Hugh Trevor as Joe Garvin
- Sally Blane as Nora
- Olive Tell as Marion Green
- Allen Kearns as Gilbert Goodhue
- Doris Eaton as Edith Goodhue
- Theodore von Eltz as George Green
- Jeanne De Bard as Dorothy Green
- Adele Watson as Miss Duncan
Crew
- Frank Craven · Director
- Richard Rosson · Director
- William LeBaron · Writer
- William LeBaron · Producer
- Leo Tover · Cinematographer
- George Marsh · Editor
- Ann McKnight · Editor