"The Millionaire" (1955)TV series 1955-1960

Directors:

Charles F. Haas
Leslie H. Martinson

Writers:

Lee Erwin (writer)
Eric Freiwald (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

19 January 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In this hit 1950's TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away one million dollars apiece to persons that he has never met.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology

Cast

Marvin Miller	...	Michael Anthony (204 episodes, 1955-1960)
Paul Frees	...	John Beresford Tipton / ... (204 episodes, 1955-1960)
Tido Fedderson	...	Nurse / ... (92 episodes, 1955-1960)

Also Known As:

If You Had a Million

Runtime:

30 min (205 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

CBS Television

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Movie Orgy (1968)

Not random gifts...

Nobody seems to remember that it wasn't actually random people to whom the million dollars was given. At the beginning of each show Tipton would send for his secretary, Michael Anthony. Tipton would say something pertaining to the person he'd decided to give the gift to, and say "Here's another Millionaire." He always knew some reason why the person needed the money or the lesson the money might teach. Anthony would fold the check into his portfolio and head out to deliver it. One episode I still remember had the money going to the young daughter of a contentious couple who needed the money. They found the million dollars notation in her bankbook and told her she shouldn't pretend and write things in the book. At the end of the show they hadn't yet discovered the money was real. It was a good show, fondly remembered.