House of Greed

House of Greed is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky, based on Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel The Golovlyov Family.

Plot

Porfiriy Golovlyov, nicknamed Iudushka for hypocrisy, becomes the heir to a rich estate. But wealth does not bring happiness to him or his family. A son and nieces of Iudushka die in poverty and humiliation, without waiting for help from a rich relative.

Cast

Vladimir Gardin as Porfiriy Golovlyov
Tatyana Bulakh-Gardina as Annenka
Nina Latonina as Lyubinka
Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya as Ulita
Mikhail Tarkhanov as Derunov
Irina Zarubina as Evprakseya
Vladimir Taskin as Petenka
Pavel Bogdanov as Kukishev
Vera Streshnyova as Galkina
Nadezhda Skarskaya as Grandmother