If I Had a Million (1932)
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- Passed
- 1h 28min
- Comedy, Drama
- 22 Feb 1933 (Sweden)
- Movie
A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.
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Cast verified as complete
| Gary Cooper | ... |
Steve Gallagher
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
Phineas V. Lambert
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| George Raft | ... |
Eddie Jackson
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| Jack Oakie | ... |
Private Mulligan
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| Richard Bennett | ... |
John Glidden
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| Charles Ruggles | ... |
Henry Peabody
(as Charlie Ruggles)
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| Alison Skipworth | ... |
Emily La Rue
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| W.C. Fields | ... |
Rollo La Rue
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| Mary Boland | ... |
Mrs. Peabody
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| Roscoe Karns | ... |
Private O'Brien
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| May Robson | ... |
Mrs. Mary Walker
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hooper Atchley | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
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| Eddie Baker | ... |
Second Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Reginald Barlow | ... |
Otto K. Bullwinkle (uncredited)
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Ada Beecher | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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Vangie Beilby | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Clara T. Bracy | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Uniformed Bank Guard (uncredited)
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| Bob Burns | ... |
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
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| James P. Burtis | ... |
Marine Jailer (uncredited)
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| James Bush | ... |
Bowen - Teller at Second Bank (uncredited)
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| Billy Butts | ... |
Newsboy in Bank (uncredited)
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| A.S. 'Pop' Byron | ... |
Murphy's Beds Proprietor (uncredited)
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| Berton Churchill | ... |
Warden (uncredited)
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Mr. Monroe - Bank Executive (uncredited)
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| Joyce Compton | ... |
Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
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| Cecil Cunningham | ... |
Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
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| Frances Dee | ... |
Mary Wallace (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
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| James Durkin | ... |
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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Edith Ellison | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Effie Ellsler | ... |
Mrs. Scott - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Louise Emmons | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Margaret Fealy | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
China Store Customer (uncredited)
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| Harry Forsman | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Blanche Friderici | ... |
Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)
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| Wynne Gibson | ... |
Violet Smith (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Mike - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
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| Lillian Harmer | ... |
Idylwood Receptionist (uncredited)
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| Hallene Hill | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Fred Holmes | ... |
China Shop Clerk (uncredited)
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Lew Kelly | ... |
Prison Barber (uncredited)
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| Fred Kelsey | ... |
Prison Jailer (uncredited)
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| Tom Kennedy | ... |
Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
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| Lydia Knott | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Ruby Lafayette | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
Henchman of Mike the Gangster (uncredited)
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| Edward LeSaint | ... |
Mr. Brown (uncredited)
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Ida Lewis | ... |
Mrs. Davis - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Zeb - Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
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| Margaret Mann | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Charles McMurphy | ... |
Mike - Bank Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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| Grant Mitchell | ... |
Prison Priest (uncredited)
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| Frances Moffett | ... |
Glidden's Secretary (uncredited)
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| William V. Mong | ... |
Harry - Jackson's Fence (uncredited)
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| Clarence Muse | ... |
Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)
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Gertrude Norman | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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Barbara Norton | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Gail Patrick | ... |
New Secretary at Idylwood (uncredited)
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| Jack Pennick | ... |
Sailor with Violet (uncredited)
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| Walter Percival | ... |
Carnival Concessionaire (uncredited)
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| Tempe Pigott | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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Mildred Pitts | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Russ Powell | ... |
Bartender at Violet's Hangout (uncredited)
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| Gene Raymond | ... |
John Wallace (uncredited)
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| Tom Ricketts | ... |
Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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| Dewey Robinson | ... |
Papadopoulos - Idylwood Cook (uncredited)
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| Fred Santley | ... |
Marvin - Glidden Assistant (uncredited)
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| Syd Saylor | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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| Margaret Seddon | ... |
Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Cora Shannon | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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Alice H. Smith | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| John St. Polis | ... |
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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| Edwin Stanley | ... |
Mr. Galloway - Bank Manager (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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| Frederick Sullivan | ... |
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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Emma Tansey | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Kent Taylor | ... |
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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Jerry Tucker | ... |
Crying Boy with Balloon (uncredited)
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| Morgan Wallace | ... |
Mike - Jackson's Gangster Friend (uncredited)
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| Mai Wells | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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Joy Winthrop | ... |
Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
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| Edith Yorke | ... |
Idylwood Resident with Parkinson's Disease (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Cruze | ... | (segment "Death Cell") |
| H. Bruce Humberstone | ... | (segment "The Forger") |
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | (segment "The Clerk") |
| Norman Z. McLeod | ... | (segments "China Shop", "Road Hogs") |
| Stephen Roberts | ... | (segments "Violet", "Grandma") |
| William A. Seiter | ... | (segment "The Three Marines") |
| Norman Taurog | ... | (segments "Prologue", "Epilogue") |
| Lothar Mendes | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Robert Hardy Andrews | ... | (based on a story by) |
| Claude Binyon | ... | & |
| Whitney Bolton | ... | & |
| Malcolm Stuart Boylan | ... | & |
| John Bright | ... | & |
| Sidney Buchman | ... | & |
| Lester Cole | ... | & |
| Isabel Dawn | ... | & |
| Boyce DeGaw | ... | & |
| Oliver H.P. Garrett | ... | & |
| Harvey Gates | ... | & |
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | & |
| Lawton Mackall | ... | & |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | & |
| William Slavens McNutt | ... | & |
| Robert Sparks | ... | |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (segment "China Shop") (adaptation) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (segment "Road Hogs") (adaptation) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (segment "The Three Marines") (adaptation) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (segment "Violet") (story) |
| Grover Jones | ... | (segment "Grandma") (adaptation) |
| Grover Jones | ... | (segment "Prologue") (adaptation) |
| William Slavens McNutt | ... | (segment "Grandma") (adaptation) |
| William Slavens McNutt | ... | (segment "Prologue") (adaptation) |
| Robert Sparks | ... | (segment "China Shop") (story) |
| Robert Sparks | ... | (segment "Prologue") (story) |
Produced by
| Emanuel Cohen | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Glazer | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Louis D. Lighton | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Harry Fischbeck | ... | (segment "The Clerk") (uncredited) (photographed by) |
| Charles Edgar Schoenbaum | ... | (segments "Death Cell", "The Three Marines") (uncredited) (photographed by) |
| Gilbert Warrenton | ... | (segment "China Shop") (uncredited) (photographed by) |
| Alvin Wyckoff | ... | (segment "Road Hogs") (uncredited) (photographed by) |
Editing by
| LeRoy Stone | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Edward Dmytryk | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Fred A. Datig | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
| Harold Schwartz | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arthur Jacobson | ... | (segment "Death Cell") assistant director (uncredited) |
| Paul Jones | ... | (segments "Violet", "Grandma", "The Three Marines") assistant director (uncredited) |
| William J. Scully | ... | (segment "China Shop") assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist: Sweden |
| Lou Asher | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Ernest Johnson | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Frank Grenzback | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Philip Wisdom | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| George T. Clemens | ... | (segment "Death Cell") second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Frank Titus | ... | (segment "Road Hogs") second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1932) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Film Service (1932) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1933) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1933) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1933) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1933) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1933) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures UK & Eire (2008) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Elephant Films (2018) (France) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Tycoon John Glidden, dying but still vigorous, is so dissatisfied with his relatives and associates that, rather than will his money to any of them, he decides to give it away in million-dollar amounts to strangers picked from the city directory. He picks a meek china salesman, a prostitute, a forger, two ex-vaudevillians who hate road hogs, a condemned man, a mild-mannered clerk, a boisterous Marine, and an oppressed inmate of an old ladies' home.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | YOU'VE OFTEN SAID IT! NOW SEE WHAT HAPPENS! (Print Ad-Daily Star, ((Long Island City, NY)) 23 January 1933) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Three sequences intended for the movie were not in the final print: "The Pheeneys" with Cary Grant, Richard Arlen and Miriam Hopkins, "The Man Who Drops Dead" by Oliver H.P. Garrett, directed by Thornton Freeland with Tallulah Bankhead, and Clive Brook, and "The Randall Marshalls" with Sylvia Sidney, Carole Lombard, Randolph Scott and Fredric March, and directed by Lothar Mendes. It is not known if the first two segments were filmed and dropped or simply not filmed. The last sequence was partially filmed, but dropped because March would not participate in retakes without salary. See more » |
| Goofs | Discovering he's about to die, millionaire Glidden decides to leave his money to names he's randomly selected from the phone book. But when first name he chooses turns out to be John D. Rockefeller, he flips a few pages further into directory and selects someone named Peabody - a name that would actually have appeared in the book before Rockefeller. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Woman of Tokyo (1933). See more » |
| Soundtracks | (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Mary Walker:
There ain't any jail of steel or stone that can hold a body prisoner as tight as one built of old age... and lack of money. See more » |