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The Spendthrift (1915)
Drama

The Spendthrift (1915)

Drama

Who has reared the perfect child? Who has successfully combated the destiny-shaping factors of heredity and environment with a theoretical code of child-raising warranted never to fail? Mrs. Gretchen Jans, mistress of millions, failed. Her...See moreWho has reared the perfect child? Who has successfully combated the destiny-shaping factors of heredity and environment with a theoretical code of child-raising warranted never to fail? Mrs. Gretchen Jans, mistress of millions, failed. Her two pretty nieces, Frances and Clarice were taught to sew and mend, economize and retrench, not alone in clothes and money but in thought and emotion as well. "Plug up the fountain of youth," was the harsh, Puritanical code of Gretchen Jans, and Frances paid the penalty with her heartaches. Hence, when Richard Ward fell in love with Frances and Mrs. Jans refused the parental blessing, the young couple did what most young couples do, set off post-haste for the nearest parsonage. And then into the life of Frances came the great change. A comfortable allowance didn't reach. Money ran like rays of sunshine in a golden stream through the fingers of both hands. Richard couldn't keep up the gait. Bills payable increased with a monotonous regularity only equaled by the decrease of his bills receivable. Credit weakened, the specter of poverty grinned through the office door and the riotous waste of the girl who had been denied continued unabated. And then came the second man with his offer of money and the trail of suffering and self-abasement that followed in its wake. It seemed all very innocent to Frances but it was tragedy to Richard. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Irene Fenwick Frances Ward Frances Ward See fewer	A Girl Like That (1917)
Cyril Keightley Richard Ward Richard Ward See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)
Malcolm Duncan Monty Ward Monty Ward See fewer	Wild Oats (1916)
John Nicholson Phil Cartright Phil Cartright See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Mattie Ferguson Aunt Gretchen Jans Aunt Gretchen Jans See fewer	The Fatal Ring (1917)
Viola Savoy Clarice Van Zandt Clarice Van Zandt See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1915)
Grace Leigh Show Girl Show Girl See fewer	The Seats of the Mighty (1914)
J.C. Hackett Secretary Secretary See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)
Roy Pilcher Suffern Thorne Suffern Thorne See fewer	Betrayed (1916)
Miss Dolores Fashion Model Fashion Model See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)
Miss Yaha Grey Fashion Model Fashion Model See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)
Miss Phyllis Fashion Model Fashion Model See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)
Miss Hebe White Fashion Model Fashion Model See fewer	The Spendthrift (1915)

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