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He ran a fortune into a shoestring in his hunt for romance!
6 / 10 IMDb July 22, 1936 1h 20m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 20m
Release Date
July 22, 1936
Genre
Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Henry Fonda
as Townsend Middleton
Pat Paterson
as Valerie 'Boots' O'Connell
Mary Brian
as Sally Barnaby
George Barbier
as Uncle Morton Middleton
Edward Brophy
as Bill McGuire
Richard Carle
as Popsy
Spencer Charters
as Col. Barnaby
June Brewster
as Topsy Martin
Halliwell Hobbes
as Beuhl - the Butler
Jerry Mandy
as Enrico
Miki Morita
as Valet
Greta Meyer
as Hilda - the Maid
Robert Strange
as Ransom
Don Brodie
as Reporter
Lester Dorr
as Reporter
Grace Goodall
as Uncle Morton Middleton's Nurse
Jonathan Hale
as Attorney
Russell Hicks
as Attorney
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Charles Irwin
as Carlton (polo player)
Clarence Muse
as Restaurant Table Captain
Production Companies
Walter Wanger Productions
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