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Old Hutch (1936)
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80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Old Hutch (1936)

Approved

80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Old Hutch, a penniless ne'er-do-well who has not worked a single day since he married his wife 20 years ago, has a brood of children to support, but would rather while away the hours fishing at his favorite spot along a nearby creek. His ...See moreOld Hutch, a penniless ne'er-do-well who has not worked a single day since he married his wife 20 years ago, has a brood of children to support, but would rather while away the hours fishing at his favorite spot along a nearby creek. His nagging wife tries in vain to improve things for her family, suggesting that they take up an offer from the Gunnisons, local land owners, to work on their idle farm and earn a decent living, but lazy Hutch resists. Forced to support the family, eldest daughter Irene takes a job at Elliot's drugstore, where she notices that Dave Jolly, a well-to-do college student and son of a prominent banker, has taken an interest in her. While Hutch fishes at his usual spot along the stream, locals tease him about being the town loafer, but his luck changes when he comes across a tin box containing $100,000. Knowing that no one would believe that he earned the money, Hutch decides to bury the treasure and come back for it after getting a job, which would allow him to pass the money off as hard-earned wages. Hutch buys a new hat and then tells his wife that he will accept Gunnison's offer to farm his land. As soon as he establishes himself at his job, however, he discovers that a construction shanty, which is to be used during the building of a new bridge across the creek, has been erected directly over his buried treasure. One night, hoping to scare off the inhabitant of the shack and regain access to his cache, Hutch approaches it dressed as a ghost, but flees when he is fired upon. After extorting $1,000 from Dave's father, who is financing the building of the bridge onto Gunnison's property, Hutch has enough money to carry him over until the shack is removed. Dave, who accompanied his father on the trip to the Hutchinses, is formally introduced to Irene, and before leaving, he invites her to a party. When Hutch goes to cash the banker's payment, he nearly faints when he learns that the banks are checking all the serial numbers of $1,000 bills against those known to be missing from a recent Buffalo bank heist, in which $100,000 was stolen. The panicked farmer quickly makes travel arrangements to the South Seas, where he thinks he can cash the stolen bills without risk. In need of immediate access to his money, Hutch goes to Jolly to ask if he can tear down the shack and use the wood to build a chicken coop, but he accidentally stumbles upon Dave's party, where he proceeds to create a scene during a poetry recital. Irene escorts her father home, and his wife upbraids him for ruining their daughter's evening. The dejected farmer then leaves his home and goes to dig up his treasure, but when he finds that the money has been removed from the box, he collapses. He is found the next day and, while being nursed back to health by Irene, divulges the truth about the money to her in his delirious mutterings. After his recovery, Hutch returns to the creek, where a carload of gangsters abduct him and, after informing him that they have recovered the money that they buried, force him into laundering the money for them. They make Elliot's drugstore their first stop, and Irene, noticing her father's suspicious escorts, calls the police. Hutch is unable to stall the thieves until the police arrive, and the gangsters take off with him. A chase ensues and during the escape, Hutch faints across the front seat and causes an accident. The robbers are caught, and after Hutch's innocence is proven, the farmer is hailed as a hero and rewarded $5,000 for his help. He thus earns his first honest dollar in 20 years. See less

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Wallace Beery 'Hutch' Hutchins 'Hutch' Hutchins See fewer	Grand Hotel (I) (1932)
Eric Linden David 'Dave' Jolly David 'Dave' Jolly See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Cecilia Parker Irene Hutchins Irene Hutchins See fewer	Ah Wilderness! (1935)
Elizabeth Patterson Mrs. Sarah Hutchins Mrs. Sarah Hutchins See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
Robert McWade Mr. Jolly Mr. Jolly See fewer	The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Caroline Perkins Sally (Credits) / Carrie Hutchins Sally (Credits) / Carrie Hutchins See fewer	Old Hutch (1936)
Julia Perkins Florrie (Credits) / Julie Hutchins Florrie (Credits) / Julie Hutchins See fewer	Old Hutch (1936)
Delmar Watson Allie Hutchins Allie Hutchins See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Harry Watson Freddie Hutchins Freddie Hutchins See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
James Burke Bank Teller (scenes deleted) Bank Teller (scenes deleted) See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Virginia Grey Ethel - Girl with Dave in Drugstore Ethel - Girl with Dave in Drugstore See fewer	Airport (1970)
Donald Meek Mr. Gunnison Mr. Gunnison See fewer	Stagecoach (1939)
Norman Dobrin Actor Actor See fewer	Old Hutch (1936)
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