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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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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20247/10
When two wealthy old buzzards - Ronald Squire and Wilfrid Hyde-White espy the poverty stricken American "Adams" (Gregory Peck) they invite him into their home and give him an envelope. He is promised it contains money and so he promptly sits down to a much needed meal. When payment is duly demanded, he reveals the contents of the letter. A £1,000,000 pound note. It's real, but nobody can cash it. Nobody has the change. Indeed, quite quickly he discovers that the very sight of the thing is sufficient to open doors of credit at just about everywhere in London. A swanky hotel, fine tailoring and dining all beckon. High society welcomes him with open arms and that might even provide him with an opportunity to court the otherwise inaccessible "Portia" (Jane Griffiths), thd daughter of the haughty "Duchess of Cromarty" (Joyce Grenfell). His deal with his two sponsors, so to speak, is that he must keep the note intact for one month and if he does, well there's a real glittering prize awaiting him. It's all going really rather well but he's overlooked one small thing. The previous owner of his hotel suite - the "Duke of Frognal" (AE Matthews) was none to pleased about being relegated to le
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Cast
- Gregory PeckHenry Adams
- Ronald SquireOliver Montpelier
- Joyce GrenfellDuchess of Cromarty
- A.E. MatthewsDuke of Frognal
- Maurice DenhamJonathan Reid
- Reginald BeckwithRock
- Brian OultonLloyd
- John SlaterParsons
- Hartley PowerLloyd Hastings
- George DevineChop House Proprietor
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- Ronald NeameDirector
- Jill CraigieScreenplay
- Geoffrey UnsworthDirector of Photography
- William AlwynOriginal Music Composer
- Clive DonnerEditor
- John BryanProducer
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