Released in the US as Man With a Million, The Million Pound Note is a satisfying adaptation of a satirical short story by Mark Twain. Gregory Peck plays Henry Adams, an impecunious American living by his wits in London. Henry becomes the object of a wager between millionaire brothers Oliver and Roderick Montpelier (Ronald Squire and Wilfred Hyde-White), who want to find out if a man with a million pound note in his bank account could live comfortably for one month on the strength of that note--without ever spending a penny of it. When Henry is given the note and lets it be known that he has it, every courtesy imaginable is extended to him by hoteliers, restauranteurs, etc. Trouble brews when Henry uses the note's reputation to speculate on the stock market. When his creditors demand that he produce the note as an act of faith, Henry is unable to do so, whereupon pandemonium reigns--and the audience's laughter cascades.
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Zestful adaptation of Mark Twain's classic satirical short story. Ronald Neame's fluid direction is full of vigour and Geoffrey Unsworth’s attractive TechniColour cinematography wholly captures Victorian-era England.
London, 1900. Two old, eccentric, and extremely wealthy brothers, Oliver and Roderick Montpelier (Ronald Squire, Wilfred Hyde-White), draw a currency note for a million pounds from the Bank of England. They need it to settle an argument. One of them believes that such a note would be useless to any poverty-stricken man; the other believes that just by possessing it one could live like a lord. They decide to test their theories, and select a penniless young American seaman, Henry Adams (Gregory Peck), to keep the note intact for 1 month. Initially the plan is a great success, when Adams visits a café and produces the note to pay his bill; pandemonium sets in and he becomes regarded as an eccentric American millionaire.
Adams never has to spend a penny because his credit rating is so good and is soon living in a luxurious hotel suite, wearing expensive suits and mentioned in the Court Circular. No one asks that he pay bills, these are forwarded for later payment. A mischievous fellow hotel guest steals the note when Adams takes over his room, but later returns it when debt collectors line up demanding to see the note. He returns the note to the brothers and goes off to marry his fiancée (Jane Griffiths), his future assured
Zestful adaptation of Mark Twain's classic satirical short story. Ronald Neame's fluid direction is full of vigour and Geoffrey Unsworth’s attractive TechniColour cinematography wholly captures Victorian-era England.
London, 1900. Two old, eccentric, and extremely wealthy brothers, Oliver and Roderick Montpelier (Ronald Squire, Wilfred Hyde-White), draw a currency note for a million pounds from the Bank of England. They need it to settle an argument. One of them believes that such a note would be useless to any poverty-stricken man; the other believes that just by possessing it one could live like a lord. They decide to test their theories, and select a penniless young American seaman, Henry Adams (Gregory Peck), to keep the note intact for 1 month. Initially the plan is a great success, when Adams visits a café and produces the note to pay his bill; pandemonium sets in and he becomes regarded as an eccentric American millionaire.
Adams never has to spend a penny because his credit rating is so good and is soon living in a luxurious hotel suite, wearing expensive suits and mentioned in the Court Circular. No one asks that he pay bills, these are forwarded for later payment. A mischievous fellow hotel guest steals the note when Adams takes over his room, but later returns it when debt collectors line up demanding to see the note. He returns the note to the brothers and goes off to marry his fiancée (Jane Griffiths), his future assured
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