When two wealthy old buzzards - Ronald Squire and Wilfrid Hyde-White espy the poverty stricken American "Adams" (Gregory Peck) they invite him into their home and give him an envelope. He is promised it contains money and so he promptly sits down to a much needed meal. When payment is duly demanded, he reveals the contents of the letter. A £1,000,000 pound note. It's real, but nobody can cash it. Nobody has the…
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An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
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Gregory Peck
Henry Adams
Ronald Squire
Oliver Montpelier
Joyce Grenfell
Duchess of Cromarty
A.E. Matthews
Duke of Frognal
Maurice Denham
Jonathan Reid
Reginald Beckwith
Rock
Brian Oulton
Lloyd
John Slater
Parsons
Hartley Power
Lloyd Hastings
George Devine
Chop House Proprietor
Bryan Forbes
Todd
Gudrun Ure
Renie
Hugh Wakefield
Duke of Cromarty
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Roderick Montpelier
Jane Griffiths
Portia Lansdowne
Ronald Adam
Samuel Clements
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What is The Million Pound Note about?
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a…
When was The Million Pound Note released?
The Million Pound Note was released in 1954.
What genres does The Million Pound Note belong to?
The Million Pound Note is categorised as Comedy.
Who stars in The Million Pound Note?
The cast of The Million Pound Note includes Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell, A.E. Matthews, Maurice Denham.