A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Fred MacMurray | ... | Father | |
| Greer Garson | ... | Mother | |
| Gladys Cooper | ... | Aunt Mary | |
| Geraldine Page | ... | Mrs. Duke | |
| Tommy Steele | ... | John Lawless | |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Mrs. Worth | |
| John Davidson | ... | Angie | |
| Lesley Ann Warren | ... | Cordy | |
| Paul Petersen | ... | Tony | |
| Eddie Hodges | ... | Livingston | |
| Joyce Bulifant | ... | Rosemary | |
| Sean McClory | ... | Police Sgt. | |
| Jim McMullan | ... | Lt. Powell | |
| William Wellman Jr. | ... | Lt. Grayson | |
| Aron Kincaid | ... | Walter Blakely | |
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A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes? Cordelia decides to run off to boarding school and promptly finds the man of her dreams. Unfortunately, his family doesn't approve of Biddle's outrageous antics, either. A Disney musical punctuated by snappy songs and an energetic debut by Tommy Steele. This is reportedly one of the last live- action films Walt Disney personally oversaw. Written by Tim Kretschmann <Tim.K@VirComm.com>
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boarding school | boxing | millionaire | butler | philadelphia pennsylvania |Taglines:
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 December 1967 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
A legboldogabb milliomos See more »Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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John Lawless: [singing] Well now, ain't this an elegant neighborhood, all the residents dressed so fine! One day off the boat am I, with a job that's nearly mine! 'Tis a job with an elegant millionaire, and his elegant family! Today I move from immigrant - to high society!
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(uncredited)
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Lesley Ann Warren
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During the opening song there's a bit of business showing a man and woman each walking their respective dogs and getting tangled up in the leashes. This is an inside joke reference to an identical moment in the earlier Disney film 101 Dalmatians. See more »Goofs
The Biddle Mansion at 2104 Walnut Street is shown as being directly across Walnut Street(the North side of Walnut Street) from Rittenhouse Square. In fact, Rittenhouse Square is between 18th and just beyond 19th Street on the South side of Walnut Street. 2104 is two blocks West and also on the South side of Walnut Street. This block is now occupied by a high-ride apartment building. See more »Quotes
[first lines]John Lawless: [singing] Well now, ain't this an elegant neighborhood, all the residents dressed so fine! One day off the boat am I, with a job that's nearly mine! 'Tis a job with an elegant millionaire, and his elegant family! Today I move from immigrant - to high society!
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The full "roadshow" version, including overture, entr'acte and exit music, runs 172 minutes. See more »Soundtracks
Valentine Candy(uncredited)
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
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I am not sure why some of the people disliked the film so much. The musical score by the Sherman Brothers is first class, the casting excellent, and the story moving. It seems to me those who review films like this in the negative really can't sit down and be entertained for a few hours. One doesn't always need a deep movie....a person can watch this film and feel good when it's over, and to me, that's what film is best at.
I just watched for the 6th time the dvd of the roadshow edition, and it is much better than the edited version. The ending was too abrupt before, and now we have not only an extra song, but a much better climax, that of a grand musical.
Leslie Ann Warren and John Davidson make their screen debut, and both are perfectly cast. The soundtrack on the dvd has been restored and sounds wonderful, especially in scenes with an orchestra, and the picture quality is very good for the period.
The best thing about this film is the score of the wonderful Sherman Brothers. Songs like FORTUOSITY,ARE WE DANCING, I'LL ALWAYS BE IRISH, DETROIT, NO DILLY DALLY, THERE ARE THOSE are much under-rated. This is an excellent original musical score.
Highly recommend for kids, families, and grown ups with a child still within.