Screenplay:
Ken EnglundCinematography:
Harry Stradling Sr.Composer:
Victor YoungCast:
Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Una Merkel, Chris-Pin Martin, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Greenleaf, Nestor Paiva, Rolfe Sedan (more)Plots(1)
In this old-fashioned screwball comedy, Christy Sloane (Eleanor Parker) is a secretary with a large legal firm who is sent to California to inform Peter Lockwood (Fred MacMurray), an overly sentimental radio host, that he's just inherited $2 million. Christy is looking to raise her standard of living, and she gets an idea — what if she woos Peter and gets him to marry her before telling him that he's a millionaire? Christy decides that it's worth a try, even though she soon learns that Peter is due to marry his fiancée June Chandler (Kay Buckley) in a matter of days. However, the wedding goes haywire when Dr. Roland Cook (Richard Carlson), Peter's best man, takes a flyer shortly before the ceremony. It seems that he's secretly in love with June, and he can't bear to see her marry anyone else, even his best friend. Peter takes off to find Roland, with Christy eagerly tagging along, but after the two are soaked by massive waves while driving along the coastline, they wind up at a wild party thrown by a large, overly-cheerful Mexican gentleman (Chris-Pin Martin) who has somehow decided that they're honeymooners and begins plying them with large amounts of tequila. After a few drinks, Christy begins to realize that she actually likes Peter for himself, not just his money, but where does this leave his almost-wedding to June? A Millionaire for Christy was directed by George Marshall, who would go on to helm a number of Jerry Lewis vehicles (including several with his sometimes-partner Dean Martin). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Brooks Benedict](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/310/160310879_7d6cd0.jpg)
Brooks Benedict
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Sam Flint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217569_817f4b.gif)
Sam Flint
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Almira Sessions](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273919_834bf6.jpg)
Almira Sessions
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Sailor Vincent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/026/161026394_34897c.jpg)
Sailor Vincent
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
![Emil Sitka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559263_8900f3.jpg)
Emil Sitka
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994) - a.f.
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
![Emmett Lynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/245/161245520_30ce89.jpg)
Emmett Lynn
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Tall Target (1951)
![Julian Rivero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/542/161542187_ee5d49.jpg)
Julian Rivero
USA
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
East of Eden (1955)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![Ralph Peters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/133/161133326_afb241.jpg)
Ralph Peters
USA
Best movies:
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Jess Kirkpatrick
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Ten North Frederick (1958)
The Set-Up (1949)
Renny McEvoy
USA
Best movies:
Dead Ringer (1964)
Desk Set (1957)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Jack Daly
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Al Hill
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Rodney Bell
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Sam Bagley
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
North by Northwest (1959)
John Bryant
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Gene Garrick
USA
Best movies:
Saboteur (1942)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Madge Blake
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Loving You (1957)
Jo-Carroll Dennison
USA
Best movies:
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Pickup (1951)