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The Happiest Millionaire

  • 1967
  • Approved
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.3K
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Lesley Ann Warren, Greer Garson, Hermione Baddeley, Gladys Cooper, John Davidson, Fred MacMurray, Geraldine Page, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
ComedyFamilyMusical

Clever yet hapless new butler John Lawless manages a Philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle, his unflappable wife, Cordelia, and their spitfire daught... Read allClever yet hapless new butler John Lawless manages a Philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle, his unflappable wife, Cordelia, and their spitfire daughter, Cordy.Clever yet hapless new butler John Lawless manages a Philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle, his unflappable wife, Cordelia, and their spitfire daughter, Cordy.

  • Director
    • Norman Tokar
  • Writers
    • Kyle Crichton
    • Cordelia Drexel Biddle
    • AJ Carothers
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Tommy Steele
    • Greer Garson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Tokar
    • Writers
      • Kyle Crichton
      • Cordelia Drexel Biddle
      • AJ Carothers
    • Stars
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Tommy Steele
      • Greer Garson
    • 47User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

    Photos24

    From the set of Happiest Millionaire, The (1967). (left to right) Richard M. Sherman, Tommy Steele, Robert B. Sherman
    Lesley Ann Warren, Fred MacMurray, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren, Fred MacMurray, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren, Greer Garson, Gladys Cooper, John Davidson, Fred MacMurray, Geraldine Page, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren, Fred MacMurray, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren, Greer Garson, Gladys Cooper, John Davidson, Fred MacMurray, Geraldine Page, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Joyce Bulifant and Gary Menteer in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren, Hermione Baddeley, Fred MacMurray, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Anthony J. Drexel Biddle - the Father
    Tommy Steele
    Tommy Steele
    • John Lawless
    Greer Garson
    Greer Garson
    • Mother
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Aunt Mary
    Geraldine Page
    Geraldine Page
    • Mrs. Duke
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Mrs. Worth
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Angier Duke
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Cordy
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Tony
    Eddie Hodges
    Eddie Hodges
    • Livingston
    Joyce Bulifant
    Joyce Bulifant
    • Rosemary
    Sean McClory
    Sean McClory
    • Police Sgt.
    Jim McMullan
    Jim McMullan
    • Lt. Powell
    William Wellman Jr.
    William Wellman Jr.
    • Lt. Grayson
    Aron Kincaid
    Aron Kincaid
    • Walter Blakely
    Larry Merrill
    • Charlie Taylor
    Frances Robinson
    • Aunt Gladys
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Tokar
    • Writers
      • Kyle Crichton
      • Cordelia Drexel Biddle
      • AJ Carothers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Richard M. Sherman had reservations about whether Fred MacMurray was right for the part of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, but Walt Disney overruled him.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, the camera appears to look East on Walnut Street, past Rittenhouse Square, with the tower of Philadelphia City Hall in the distance. Cars are shown on a drive in the square. No such drive ever existed. City Hall is on Market Street and the tower would have been outside the frame of this shot.
    • Quotes

      John Lawless: [to camera] To have your alligators thaw out and your daughter forgive you all in the same bright morning, that's fortuosity.

      Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: [peering quizzically into the camera] John?

      John Lawless: Sir?

      Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: Who are you talking to?

      John Lawless: No one, sir.

      Anthony J. Drexel Biddle: Well you know what they say about people who talk to themselves.

      [starts to walk away then turn and peers at the camera again]

      John Lawless: [winks at the camera]

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits alone are 5 minutes long.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally premiered at 159 minutes, the film was cut to 144 minutes when box office returns were less than expected. Still doing inadequately, the film was further cut to 120 minutes for general release. The longer version was rereleased in 1984.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film Review: The Disney Legend (Continued) (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Fortuosity
      (uncredited)
      Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
      Performed by Tommy Steele

    User reviews47

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    Featured review
    8/10
    A fun, lighthearted musical with excellent songs by Disney's Sherman Brothers.
    This picture has some excellent songs written by the same team of song writers that wrote the award winning songs for Walt Disney's MARY POPPINS. The opening number of "Fortousity" is a delight. Although this movie is based on a true story about Cordelia Drexel Biddle, I would recommend it more as a lighthearted and fun movie for the whole family.
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    • adavis77
    • Oct 18, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der glücklichste Millionär
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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