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Spendthrift (1936)
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80 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Spendthrift (1936)

Passed

80 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Profligate Townsend "Towny" Middleton, once the possessor of $20,000,000, becomes a "millionaire with everything but money." In order to enter his filly "Black Mamba" in the Kentucky Derby, Towny sells his polo horses. At Churchill Downs, ...See moreProfligate Townsend "Towny" Middleton, once the possessor of $20,000,000, becomes a "millionaire with everything but money." In order to enter his filly "Black Mamba" in the Kentucky Derby, Towny sells his polo horses. At Churchill Downs, Towny meets bankrupt Kentucky colonel Barnaby and his gold digging daughter Sally. During the Derby, Black Mamba's jockey falls off the horse and Towny loses. After the race, creditors try to repossess Black Mamba, but her devoted trainer, Valerie "Boots" O'Connell, steals her and places her on the private train car of Towny's dyspeptic, rich uncle Morton Middleton. On the train, Sally and Towny kiss. Back in Long Island, at Towny's Greenhill Manor, they marry, and Boots's heart is broken. On their honeymoon, Sally spends $12,000 on clothes, believing Towny is still a millionaire. When he scolds her for her extravagance, she throws a tantrum and forces him to concede. Boots's father, who managed the Middleton stables for years, then dies, and Towny shortens the honeymoon to return to Boots. Again Sally cries and Towny buys her a Rolls Royce to appease her. When Boots insists on leaving Greenhill Manor, Towny gives her Black Mamba to prevent creditors from using the filly as collateral against Towny. Towny's valet, Bill, finally tells Sally she's broke, but she is counting on Black Mamba and Uncle Morton's eighty million. Colonel Barnaby then arrives at Greenhill Manor for an indefinite stay. When Sally realizes Towny loves not her, but Boots, she dismisses Towny's staff, including Bill and Boots, and Towny again acquiesces. The sheriff then forecloses on Greenhill Manor, and Boots sells Black Mamba to Uncle Morton in order to help Towny, promising to train the horse for the next Kentucky Derby. Bill gets himself hired as Morton's health advisor and cures Morton's dispositional dyspepsia. When Barnaby and Sally go to Morton for money, Bill bugs their car and Morton overhears them saying they are waiting for him to die. After Morton buys Greenhill Manor and has Barnaby and Towny evicted, Towny becomes determined to get a job. He becomes a famous sports broadcaster and diligently saves his money. In lieu of Towny's success, the Barnabys resurface, but a wiser Towny tricks them into accepting $1,000 for a Reno divorce. Towny then broadcasts Mamba's winning race and proposes to Boots on the air. See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Fonda Townsend Middleton Townsend Middleton See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Pat Paterson Valerie 'Boots' O'Connell Valerie 'Boots' O'Connell See fewer	Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Mary Brian Sally Barnaby Sally Barnaby See fewer	Peter Pan (1924)
George Barbier Uncle Morton Middleton Uncle Morton Middleton See fewer	The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Edward Brophy Bill McGuire Bill McGuire See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Richard Carle Popsy Popsy See fewer	The Ghost Walks (1934)
J.M. Kerrigan Pop O'Connell Pop O'Connell See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Spencer Charters Col. Barnaby Col. Barnaby See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
June Brewster Topsy Martin Topsy Martin See fewer	Flying Devils (1933)
Halliwell Hobbes Beuhl - the Butler Beuhl - the Butler See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Jerry Mandy Enrico Enrico See fewer	Unknown Woman (1935)
Miki Morita Valet Valet See fewer	North of Nome (1936)
Greta Meyer Hilda - the Maid Hilda - the Maid See fewer	The Bluejackets (1922)
Robert Strange Ransom Ransom See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
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Russell Hicks Attorney (uncredited) Attorney (uncredited) See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Charles Irwin Carlton (Polo Player) (uncredited) Carlton (Polo Player) (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Wheel (1949)
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Guy Usher Sheriff (uncredited) Sheriff (uncredited) See fewer	The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
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