
Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.


“YOU'VE OFTEN SAID IT! NOW SEE WHAT HAPPENS!”
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.

Gary Cooper
Steve Gallagher

Charles Laughton
Phineas V. Lambert

George Raft
Eddie Jackson

Jack Oakie
Private Mulligan

Richard Bennett
John Glidden

Charles Ruggles
Henry Peabody

Alison Skipworth
Emily La Rue

W.C. Fields
Rollo La Rue

Mary Boland
Mrs. Peabody

Roscoe Karns
Private O'Brien
If I Had a Million is a drama, comedy film released in 1932 exploring themes of tycoon, pre-code, road hog, condemned man. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft. 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.
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