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If I Had a Million is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W. C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others.
A dying billionaire, sick of his greedy relatives, decides to randomly give million dollar checks to strangers picked via the phone book. Since this is in the middle of the depression, the results are eye-popping!
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- 1933-02-22
- Comedy, Drama
- 88
Apr 28, 2022 · If I Had A Million by James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog.
- 86 min
An episodic film with eight sequences united by a common plot device, If I Had a Million (1932) provided an elaborate showcase for some of Paramount's top acting talent including Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft, Jack Oakie, Charlie Ruggles, Frances Dee and rising comic star W.C. Fields.
- James Cruze
- Gary Cooper
Page 1 of 3, 5 total items. To prevent his inheritance from going to his greedy family, a steel tycoon (Richard Bennett) chooses eight random strangers and gives them each $1...
- (5)
- Comedy, Drama
- Ernst Lubitsch
To prevent his inheritance from going to his greedy family, a steel tycoon chooses eight random strangers from the city directory and gives them each $1 million. Among those chosen are an entertainer, a Marine, and an office clerk. The unexpected windfalls bring joy – or tragedy – to the recipients.
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An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory. Starring...
