The Millionaire (TV Series)
Millionaire John Hardin (1956)
Paul Frees: John Beresford Tipton
Quotes
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Michael Anthony : [Michael Anthony enters a science room on the Tipton estate, where he observes John Beresford Tipton, seated in a high backed chair at his desk, handling a small round plastic object. Only Tipton's arm is visible to the viewers] You sent for me, sir?
John Beresford Tipton : [Handing over the plastic object to Anthony] Mike, have you ever seen one of these?
Michael Anthony : [Examining the object] Why, it seems to be a plastic disk.
John Beresford Tipton : I was referring to what's inside of it.
Michael Anthony : [Still inspecting the object] It looks like ordinary mustard seed, sir.
John Beresford Tipton : It is a mustard seed, Mike. But its significance is far from ordinary.
[Picks up a religious book]
John Beresford Tipton : In this book, a man named Matthew reported his teacher saying, "If ye have faith in the grain of mustard seed, nothing shall be impossible unto you."
Michael Anthony : Yes, sir; I know the quotation well.
John Beresford Tipton : We all should be, Mike, but too often we forget, like having a signed cashier's check in our hand and forgetting to cash it. Speaking of checks,
[Tipton hands over an envelope to Anthony]
John Beresford Tipton : here's one for our next millionaire.
[Anthony accepts the envelope]