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The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

Great fun... you can bank on it!

19546.81h 30m

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.

Directed by Ronald Neame
Written by Jill Craigie, Mark Twain
Produced by John Bryan
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Top Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Henry Adams

Ronald Squire

Ronald Squire

Oliver Montpelier

Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell

Duchess of Cromarty

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Duke of Frognal

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Jonathan Reid

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Rock

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Lloyd

John Slater

John Slater

Parsons

Hartley Power

Hartley Power

Lloyd Hastings

George Devine

George Devine

Chop House Proprietor

Themes & Keywords

moneyamericanpenniless

About The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note is a comedy film released in 1954 exploring themes of money, american, penniless. Directed by Ronald Neame, it stars Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell. 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.

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