Henry Wilton — A Successful Calamity Character Profile

About Henry Wilton

A successful financier returning from Europe. To test his family's loyalty, he feigns bankruptcy, which ultimately reveals their true devotion. He also outmaneuvers his business rival in a stock transaction.

Henry Wilton — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

George Arliss

Appears in

A Successful Calamity (1932)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Henry Wilton — Social Acquaintance — George Struthers (Hardie Albright)

  Henry and George have a formal, transactional acquaintance through family connections.

• Henry Wilton — Conflict Business Rival — Partington (David Torrence)

  Henry and Partington are direct competitors in the financial sector with a strained history.

• Henry Wilton — Professional Employer — Connors (Grant Mitchell)

  Henry employs Connors as his household butler and trusted staff member.

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