Spendthrift (1936)

Ruth Warren: Eleanor - Uncle Morton Middleton's Secretary

Quotes 

• Uncle Morton Middleton : What's this? A letter from my nephew. Well, there's one thing I'll say for him: he's done a lot of silly things but he's never been fool enough to get married.

  [he reads the letter out loud] 

  Uncle Morton Middleton : Dear Uncle, you are cordially invited to my wedding tomorrow afternoon at four, your loving nephew, Townsend.

  [he screws the letter up in disgust and throws it away] 

  Uncle Morton Middleton : .

  Uncle Morton Middleton : Eleanor, take a letter.

  Eleanor - Uncle Morton Middleton's Secretary : Yes, Sir.

  Uncle Morton Middleton : Townsend Middleton, Young man, my first impression of you was correct. You're a moron! I always thought you were a half-wit. But I was charitable - you have no brains at all. If you have any intelligence, you have a very clever way of concealing it. That's all.

  Eleanor - Uncle Morton Middleton's Secretary : Shall I sign your name to it?

  Uncle Morton Middleton : Yes. Sign it six times! And put a bomb in it!