The Million Pound Note

Jan 7, 1954

1h 30m

★ 6.8

Great fun... you can bank on it!

Overview

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like 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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

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Cast

Henry Adams

Gregory Peck

Oliver Montpelier

Ronald Squire

Duchess of Cromarty

Joyce Grenfell

Duke of Frognal

A.E. Matthews

Jonathan Reid

Maurice Denham

Rock

Reginald Beckwith

Lloyd

Brian Oulton

Parsons

John Slater

Lloyd Hastings

Hartley Power

Chop House Proprietor

George Devine

Todd

Bryan Forbes

Renie

Gudrun Ure

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