The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
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- Approved
- 2h 21min
- Comedy, Family
- 10 Jul 1968 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Fred MacMurray | ... |
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle - the Father
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Greer Garson | ... |
Mother
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Gladys Cooper | ... |
Aunt Mary
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Geraldine Page | ... |
Mrs. Duke
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Tommy Steele | ... |
John Lawless
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Hermione Baddeley | ... |
Mrs. Worth
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John Davidson | ... |
Angier Duke
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Lesley Ann Warren | ... |
Cordy
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Paul Petersen | ... |
Tony
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Eddie Hodges | ... |
Livingston
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Joyce Bulifant | ... |
Rosemary
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Sean McClory | ... |
Police Sgt.
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Jim McMullan | ... |
Lt. Powell
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William Wellman Jr. | ... |
Lt. Grayson
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Aron Kincaid | ... |
Walter Blakely
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Larry Merrill | ... |
Charlie Taylor
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Frances Robinson | ... |
Aunt Gladys
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Leon Alton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Don Ames | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Frank Baker | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Beecher | ... |
First Man (uncredited)
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Gary Bohn | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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George Boyce | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Loren Brown | ... |
Well-Wisher (uncredited)
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Buddy Bryan | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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George Calliga | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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James J. Casino | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Charles Cirillo | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Cole | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bill Coontz | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jaye Durkus | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Ellis | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Joe Evans | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jerry Gatlin | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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James Gonzalez | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Norman Grabowski | ... |
Joe Turner (uncredited)
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Jim Gurley | ... |
Marine lieutenant (uncredited)
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Ed Haskett | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Chester Hayes | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Charles Horvath | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Bruce Hoy | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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Casse Jaeger | ... |
Dancer at Party (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gene LeBell | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Well-Wisher (uncredited)
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Joan Marshall | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Bert May | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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Rod McGaughy | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Gary Menteer | ... |
Dancer at Party (uncredited)
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Barbara Morrison | ... |
Mdme. LaFarge (uncredited)
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Lou Nova | ... |
Bill O'Brien (uncredited)
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Ray Pourchot | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Frank Radcliffe | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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Tony Regan | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Al Roberts | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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John Roy | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jay Sheffield | ... |
Roger FitzSimmons (uncredited)
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Milan Smith | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Robert Thompson | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Well-Wisher (uncredited)
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Jack Tygett | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Marc Wilder | ... |
Dancer / Barfly (uncredited)
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Directed by
Norman Tokar |
Written by
Kyle Crichton | ... | (play) |
Cordelia Drexel Biddle | ... | (book) and |
Kyle Crichton | ... | (book) |
AJ Carothers | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Bill Anderson | ... | co-producer |
Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Edward Colman | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Cotton Warburton |
Art Direction by
Carroll Clark | ||
John B. Mansbridge |
Set Decoration by
Emile Kuri | ||
Frank R. McKelvy |
Costume Design by
Bill Thomas |
Makeup Department
Gordon Hubbard | ... | makeup artist |
Vivienne Walker | ... | hair stylist (as Vivienne Zavitz) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Cameron | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Robert O. Cook | ... | sound supervisor |
Lyndsey Schenk | ... | foley mixer |
Dean Thomas | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Peter Ellenshaw | ... | special effects |
Eustace Lycett | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Gene LeBell | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Calvin A. Maehl | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chuck Keehne | ... | costumer |
Neva Rames | ... | costumer |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Marc Breaux | ... | stager: musical numbers |
Jack Elliott | ... | conductor / music arranger / music supervisor |
Evelyn Kennedy | ... | music editor |
Richard M. Sherman | ... | music and lyrics by |
Robert B. Sherman | ... | music and lyrics by |
Dee Dee Wood | ... | stager: musical numbers |
Dean Elliott | ... | music composer (uncredited) / music conductor (uncredited) |
Jack Elliott | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Marc Breaux | ... | choreographer |
Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
Howard Erskine | ... | produced on the New York Stage by |
Joseph Hayes | ... | produced on the New York Stage by |
Tom Leetch | ... | assistant: producer |
Alan Maley | ... | title designer |
Dee Dee Wood | ... | choreographer |
Ted Derby | ... | animal trainer: alligators (uncredited) |
Dennis Grisco | ... | animal trainer: alligators (uncredited) |
Ralph Helfer | ... | animal supervisor: Africa U.S.A. [us] (uncredited) |
Toni Helfer | ... | animal supervisor: Africa U.S.A. [us] (uncredited) |
Frank Inn | ... | animal trainer: alligators (uncredited) |
Juanita Inn | ... | animal trainer: alligators (uncredited) |
Frank Lamping | ... | animal trainer: alligators (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1967) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Triangel Produksjon A/S (1968) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Disney Channel (1984) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- Roadshow Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS) (under "Walt Disney Home Video" label)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Disney+ (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Costume Company (costumes)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes? Cordelia decides to run off to boarding school and promptly finds the man of her dreams. Unfortunately, his family doesn't approve of Biddle's outrageous antics, either. A Disney musical punctuated by snappy songs and an energetic debut by Tommy Steele. This is reportedly one of the last live- action films Walt Disney personally oversaw.
Written by Tim Kretschmann |
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Taglines | It's the happiest musical of the year! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Richard M. Sherman had reservations about whether Fred MacMurray was right for the part of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, but Walt Disney overruled him. See more » |
Goofs | In the opening scene, the camera appears to look East on Walnut Street, past Rittenhouse Square, with the tower of Philadelphia City Hall in the distance. Cars are shown on a drive in the square. No such drive ever existed. City Hall is on Market Street and the tower would have been outside the frame of this shot. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Disney Legend (Continued) (1967). See more » |
Soundtracks | Fortuosity See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening credits alone are 5 minutes long. See more » |
Quotes |
John Lawless:
[to camera]
To have your alligators thaw out and your daughter forgive you all in the same bright morning, that's fortuosity. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: [peering quizzically into the camera] John? John Lawless: Sir? Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: Who are you talking to? John Lawless: No one, sir. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: Well you know what they say about people who talk to themselves. [starts to walk away then turn and peers at the camera again] [winks at the camera] See more » |