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In this classic adaptation of Mark Twain’s story, two old and extremely wealthy brothers draw a currency note for a million pounds from their bank. They need it to settle an argument. One of them believes that such a note would be useless to any poverty-stricken man, the other believes that just by possessing it (and never cashing it) one could live like a lord. They decide to test their theories, and select a penniless young American (Gregory Peck) to be their victim. His sudden change in lifestyle forms the basis of various comical misunderstandings.
Original Release
01/07/1954
US Release
06/18/1954
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gregory Peck | Henry Adams |
Ronald Squire | Oliver Montpelier |
Joyce Grenfell | Duchess of Cromarty |
A.E. Matthews | Duke of Frognal |
Maurice Denham | Jonathan Reid |
Reginald Beckwith | Rock |
Brian Oulton | Lloyd |
John Slater | Parsons |
Wilbur Evans | American Ambassador |
Hartley Power | Lloyd Hastings |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gregory Peck | Henry Adams |
Ronald Squire | Oliver Montpelier |
Joyce Grenfell | Duchess of Cromarty |
A.E. Matthews | Duke of Frognal |
Maurice Denham | Jonathan Reid |
Reginald Beckwith | Rock |
Brian Oulton | Lloyd |
John Slater | Parsons |
Wilbur Evans | American Ambassador |
Hartley Power | Lloyd Hastings |
George Devine | Chop House Proprietor |
Bryan Forbes | Todd |
Gudrun Ure | Renie |
Hugh Wakefield | Duke of Cromarty |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Roderick Montpelier |
Jane Griffiths | Portia Lansdowne |
Ronald Adam | Samuel Clemens / Samuel Clements |
John Adderley | Footman |
Mae Bacon | Alfred's Wife |
Gordon Begg | Chess Player |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
John Bryan | Producer |
E.M. Smedley-Aston | Producer |