In this clever George Bernard Shaw story, a wealthy woman and her fiancé are put to the test. Really, every wealthy person should put their sweethearts to this test; it's a great way to root out the gold diggers and those who will squander your fortune within a year. Send your fiancé out into the world with the clothes on their back and two thousand pounds (or dollars), and in six months if they haven't turned it into over a million (this is inflation for today), then you break off your engagement. Isn't that brilliant?
In this BBC televised version, Maggie Smith stars as the petulant woman who loves having money and men at her fingertips. Her father is the one who thought up the genius test, and when she falls for an Egyptian doctor, she fears telling him about it. She needn't fear, for his mother made him promise to conduct a similar test with any woman he wanted to marry. Off they both go to see if they can each pass the test!
The Millionairess a funny story, and this one's infinitely better than the 1960 film version. In the original, a lot of the plot is cut out so Peter Sellars can have more screen time (big surprise), and there's an added twist that's incestuous: Sellars also plays the role of her father. In this one, you just get to focus on Maggie Smith and her hilariously spoiled, naïve attitude.
In this BBC televised version, Maggie Smith stars as the petulant woman who loves having money and men at her fingertips. Her father is the one who thought up the genius test, and when she falls for an Egyptian doctor, she fears telling him about it. She needn't fear, for his mother made him promise to conduct a similar test with any woman he wanted to marry. Off they both go to see if they can each pass the test!
The Millionairess a funny story, and this one's infinitely better than the 1960 film version. In the original, a lot of the plot is cut out so Peter Sellars can have more screen time (big surprise), and there's an added twist that's incestuous: Sellars also plays the role of her father. In this one, you just get to focus on Maggie Smith and her hilariously spoiled, naïve attitude.