The Millionaire (1931)

Directed by

John G. Adolfi

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man gets bored with retirement and decides to find new purpose. He starts selling life insurance and gets into comedic situations.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezycomedicdatedwittysilly

What happens

The Millionaire is a 1931 pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and starring George Arliss in the title role. The film is a remake of the 1922 film titled The Ruling Passion, which also starred Arliss. The film was based on the short story "Idle Hands" by Earl Derr Biggers. In one of his early film roles, James Cagney had a brief but key appearance as a life insurance salesman. The supporting cast features Florence Arliss, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp, Noah Beery Sr., Cagney, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charley Grapewin and Tully Marshall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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