Spendthrift

1h 20min

Romance

A profligate, polo-playing playboy (Henry Fonda) is married to a beautiful but superficial heiress (Mary Brian). They divorce, and the wife gets all the money. But the humbled (and impoverished) Fonda finds true love in the arms of Pat Paterson, who cares nothing for material things.

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Townsend Middleton
Pat Paterson

Pat Paterson

Valerie 'Boots' O'Connell
Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Sally Barnaby
George Barbier

George Barbier

Uncle Morton Middleton
Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Bill McGuire
Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Col. Barnaby
June Brewster

June Brewster

Topsy Martin
Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Beuhl - the Butler
Greta Meyer

Greta Meyer

Hilda - the Maid
Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Reporter
Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Reporter
Grace Goodall

Grace Goodall

Uncle Morton Middleton's Nurse
Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

Carlton (polo player)
Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Restaurant Table Captain
William Ruhl

William Ruhl

Radio Operator
Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Uncle Morton Middleton's Doctor
Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Sheriff
Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Radio Station Executive
Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Eleanor - Uncle Morton Middleton's Secretary
Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Radio Announcer
J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Pop O'Connell

Release date

22nd Jul 1936

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English