The Spenders

The Spenders
The Spenders
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Harry Leon Wilson (novel); Richard Schayer ;
Produced by	Benjamin B. Hampton
Starring	Claire Adams ; Robert McKim ; Joseph J. Dowling ;
Cinematography	Enrique Juan Vallejo ; Fowler H. Sturgis ;
Production; company	Benjamin B. Hampton Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange ; W. W. Hodkinson Corporation ;
Release date	January 1921;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles ;

Last updated December 28, 2025

The Spenders is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Claire Adams, Robert McKim and Joseph J. Dowling.^[1]

Premise

At the death of Daniel Bines, a millionaire from Montana City, his fortune partially goes to his children Percy and Psyche. Both decide to use their money to go to New York City.

Cast

Claire Adams as Avice Milbrey
Robert McKim as Rulon Shepler
Joseph J. Dowling as Uncle Peter Bines
Niles Welch as P. Percival Bines
Betty Brice as Psyche Bines
Adele Farrington as Mrs. Bines
Virginia Harris as Mrs. Ashelstane
Tom Ricketts as Mr. Milbrey
Otto Lederer as Abe Trummel
Harold Holland as Lord Mauburn

References

↑ Goble p.963

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Spenders at IMDb

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[1] Goble p.963

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1930s	They Learned About Women (1930) The Unholy Three (1930) New Moon (1930) The Easiest Way (1931) Just a Gigolo (1931) Arsène Lupin (1932) But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) Red-Headed Woman (1932) Hell Below (1933) The Solitaire Man (1933) The Nuisance (1933) Viva Villa! (1934) The Girl from Missouri (1934) The Gay Bride (1934) One New York Night (1935) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Libeled Lady (1936) Saratoga (1937) A Yank at Oxford (1938) Too Hot to Handle (1938) Let Freedom Ring (1939) Lady of the Tropics (1939)
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