Mister 880 (1950)
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- Approved
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Crime
- 30 Oct 1950 (Sweden)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.
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Burt Lancaster | ... |
Steve Buchanan
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Dorothy McGuire | ... |
Ann Winslow
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Edmund Gwenn | ... |
William 'Skipper' Miller
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Millard Mitchell | ... |
'Mac' McIntire
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Minor Watson | ... |
Judge O'Neil
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Howard St. John | ... |
Chief
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Hugh Sanders | ... |
Thad Mitchell
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James Millican | ... |
Olie Johnson
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
George Adrian | ... |
Carlos (uncredited)
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Rico Alaniz | ... |
Carlos - Spanish Interpreter (uncredited)
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Polly Bailey | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Jean Bane | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Gilbert Barnett | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Man in Hallway (uncredited)
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Robert Boon | ... |
Dutchman (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Howland Chamberlain | ... |
Duff (uncredited)
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Perdita Chandler | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Observer on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Jack Daly | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Ray De Ravenne | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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D.W. De Roos | ... |
Dutchman (uncredited)
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Victor Desny | ... |
Russian Interpreter (uncredited)
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Arthur Dulac | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Eugene Feher | ... |
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
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Norman Field | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Robert Foulk | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Curt Furberg | ... |
German Man (uncredited)
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Jon Gardner | ... |
Jonny (uncredited)
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George Gastine | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Diplomat (uncredited)
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Fred Graham | ... |
Man Slugged by Steve in Prologue Montage (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Cafateria Patron (uncredited)
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Billy Gray | ... |
Mickey (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Cigar Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Helene Hatch | ... |
Maggie (uncredited)
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Whitey Haupt | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Timmy Hawkins | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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John Hiestand | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Harry Hines | ... |
News Vendor (uncredited)
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Kathleen Hughes | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Larry Keating | ... |
James F. Lee - Skipper's Attorney (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Passerby / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jeanne Lafayette | ... |
Diplomat (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
George - Treasury Agent (uncredited)
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Eddie Lee | ... |
Chinese Interpreter (uncredited)
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George Lee | ... |
Chinese Interpreter (uncredited)
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Rudy Lee | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Mickey Little | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Louise Lorimer | ... |
Art Store Proprietress (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Newspaper Buyer (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
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Edwin Max | ... |
Mousie (uncredited)
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George McDonald | ... |
Willie (uncredited)
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Bill McKenzie | ... |
Jimmy (uncredited)
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Joe McTurk | ... |
Gus (uncredited)
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Russell Meeker | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Thomas Menzies | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Patrick Miller | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Billy Nelson | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Erik Nielsen | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Barry Norton | ... |
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
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Mischa Novy | ... |
Violinist (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Cigar Store Counterman (uncredited)
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William O'Leary | ... |
Junkman (uncredited)
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Gary Pagett | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Jacquelyn Park | ... |
Interpreter (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Ronnie Ralph | ... |
High School Boy (uncredited)
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Peter Roman | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Dick Ryan | ... |
U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
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Warren Schannon | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Scott Seaton | ... |
Diplomat (uncredited)
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Skipper | ... |
Please the Dog (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Man in Corridor (uncredited)
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Bobby Stevens | ... |
Bobby (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Minerva Urecal | ... |
Rosie (uncredited)
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Joan Valerie | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Herb Vigran | ... |
Carny Barker (uncredited)
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Bess Wade | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Geraldine Wall | ... |
Miss Gallagher (uncredited)
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Frank Wilcox | ... |
Mr. Beddington (uncredited)
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Max Willenz | ... |
German Waiter (uncredited)
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Mervin Williams | ... |
U.S. Attorney (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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Florence Wix | ... |
United Nations Spectator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edmund Goulding |
Written by
Robert Riskin | ... | (screenplay) |
St. Clair McKelway | ... | (article) |
Produced by
Julian Blaustein | ... | producer |
Music by
Sol Kaplan |
Cinematography by
Joseph LaShelle | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Robert Fritch |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Paul S. Fox | ||
Thomas Little |
Costume Design by
Travilla |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Elaine Ramsey | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Roy Stork | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Raymond A. Klune | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Saul Wurtzel | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eli Dunn | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
Arthur von Kirbach | ... | sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach) |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Anderson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Harry R. Jones | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Cliff Maupin | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Robert A. Petzoldt | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Music Department
Lionel Newman | ... | musical director |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
Alfred Newman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kathleen Fagan | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Arthur F. Grube | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Frank Inn | ... | trainer: Skipper (uncredited) |
Frank Weatherwax | ... | owner: Skipper (uncredited) |
Rudd Weatherwax | ... | owner: Skipper (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1951) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1952) (Spain) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (DVD-R for 2oth Century Fox Cinema Archives)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- U.S. Department of the Treasury (this picture was made with the assistance of)
- United States Secret Service (this picture was made with the assistance of)
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The Secret Service of the US Treasury Department has been able to nab a number of high-powered and violent counterfeiters over the years, but case number 880, which has been open now for ten years, has so far confounded them. The reason this case bothers them so much is not only the duration of the file, but more importantly the fact that the bills themselves and their distribution are of an amateurish nature, including the obvious typographical error, "Wahsington", on them. They do realize that the perpetrator, who they have coined Mister 880, has been able to get away with it so far because the bills are almost exclusively $1, which merchants rarely check, and that the bills collected, which have been distributed solely in New York City, amount to less than $50 per month. The Secret Service decides to bring in Los Angeles based Steve Buchanan to work on the case as a pair of fresh eyes. As Steve goes about his initial investigation of merchants who have been duped over those ten years, Steve is unaware that he meets Mister 880, a kindly old gentleman named William 'Skipper' Miller, who most would not suspect, including his friends. Besides daily needs, Skipper uses the money primarily to buy second-hand knick-knacks, which he treats as his companions. When asked how he supports himself, Skipper says the money is from his Cousin Henry, which is how he refers to his printing press and self-made plates. The first active distribution of bills under Steve's watch is attributed to Ann Winslow, a French-English interpreter at the UN, she who is a friend and neighbor of Skipper's. Steve, who doesn't believe Ann is 880 but believes she can lead him to 880, decides to infiltrate Ann's life without telling her who he is. She, however, eventually does find out. Regardless, the two fall for each other. The questions become whether Ann will remember from where she got the counterfeit bills, whether she will tip Skipper off to Steve's identity inadvertently or purposely before Steve finds out who Mister 880 is, or if Steve is able to tie 880 to Skipper what that will do to Steve and Ann's burgeoning romance. Skipper may have some say in those answers. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | It's the picture everybody is cheering ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Based on the true story of Emerich Juettner, an elderly junk dealer who, like the character in the movie, only used to print counterfeit $1 bills to make ends meet. For 10 years, Juettner eluded the Secret Service's efforts to find him. He was finally caught in January, 1948, after a fire forced him to vacate his apartment on New York's Upper West Side, and move in with his daughter in Queens. The firemen who put out the fire left some of Juettner's belongings in a nearby alley. A few weeks later, a group of local boys found some of his $1 bills in the alley, realized they were fakes (the name "Washington" was misspelled as "Wahsington" on the bills), and turned them over to police. Juettner was arrested, but only sentenced to nine months in jail and a $1 fine. When 20th Century Fox bought the movie rights to his story, Juettner received more money than he had ever made as a counterfeiter. See more » |
Goofs | Ann is an interpreter of French at the UN. Yet when she speaks to a French waiter, she has a clunky American accent a mile wide. She would never be accepted as a French interpreter. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'the Day the Earth Stood Still' (2008). See more » |
Soundtracks | National Emblem See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits appear on dollar bills. See more » |
Quotes |
Ann Winslow:
Someone once said that a task left undone creates a void that no amount of achievement can fill. Steve Buchanan: Who's the imbecile who dreamed that one up? Ann Winslow: I am. See more » |