Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who has conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds tha...( read more  read more... )t whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him as if he is a King and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Ronald Neame

Release Date: March 19, 1953

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  • April 19, 2007
    This enjoyable fable from Mark Twain is a good natured forerunner to the likes of Trading Places and Mr. Deeds. An amusing satire on society and it's measure of a man's worth as the sycophants an honest, intelligent and upstanding working man (Gregory Peck at his most likeable) e...( read more)ncounters treat him initially with disdain, which soon turns to obsequiousness once they realise that he is a "millionaire".
  • September 15, 2009
    Plot 4
    Production 4
    Entertainment 4
    Characters 4
    Originality 5
  • February 28, 2008
    a beautiful movie i would like to watch again and again
  • June 11, 2007
    very true people's attitude to money,everyone loves money,though it is a rediculous story,but with money we can buy a house but not a home,we can buy sex but not love........but people never change love fome money.
  • January 17, 2007
    :P I think this is actually pretty good!!!

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