The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
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77% of users liked it
(3,248 ratings)
Adapted from the book and play of the same name, The Happiest Millionaire is the (mostly) true story of eccentric Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (Fred MacMurray). The Biddle mansion is the gathering place for a pugilistic boxing class, pet alligators and would-be opera singers.… More Adapted from the book and play of the same name, The Happiest Millionaire is the (mostly) true story of eccentric Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (Fred MacMurray). The Biddle mansion is the gathering place for a pugilistic boxing class, pet alligators and would-be opera singers. Cordelia Biddle (Lesley Ann Warren), the daughter of Anthony and his wife (Greer Garson), wants to marry wealthy and handsome Angie Duke (John Davidson), but Angie's parents are shocked by the Biddles' freewheeling lifestyle. Thanks in part to the ebullient intervention of John Lawless (Tommy Steele), the Biddles' butler, all misunderstandings are eventually swept away. Like Disney's previous Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire is decked out with a vibrant musical score by Richard and Robert Sherman, but the magic is somehow lacking this time around. This was the last live-action film to personally supervised by Walt Disney; released several months after Disney's death, the film was made available in 141-minute and 164-minute versions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Tokar
- Written By
- A. J. Carothers
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jun 23, 1967 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 20, 1999
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Overlong, too gooey, but engaging.
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Cast
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Fred MacMurray
as Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
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Tommy Steele
as John Lawless
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Greer Garson
as Mrs. Cordelia Biddle
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Geraldine Page
as Mrs. Duke
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Gladys Cooper
as Aunt Mary Drexel
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Hermione Baddeley
as Mrs. Worth
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Lesley Ann Warren
as Miss Cordelia (Cordy) Biddle
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John Davidson
as Angie Duke
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Joyce Bulifant
as Rosemary
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Sean McClory
as Sgt. Flanagan
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William Wellman Jr.
as Lt. Grayson
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Jim McMullan
as Lt. Powell
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Aron Kincaid
as Walter Blakely
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Larry Merrill
as Charlie Taylor
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Frances Robinson
as Aunt Gladys
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Norman Grabowski
as Joe Turner
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Eddie Hodges
as Livingston Biddle
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Joan Marshall
as Maid
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Paul Petersen
as Tony Biddle
- William A. Wellman
