The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothers, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design by Bill Thomas. The screenplay by A. J. Carothers was adapted from the play, based on the book My Philadelphia Father by Cordelia Drexel Biddle. Walt Disney acquired the rights to the play in the early 1960s. The film was the last live-action musical Disney produced before his death.
Plot
In autumn of 1916, Irish immigrant John Lawless (Tommy Steele) has applied for a butler position with eccentric Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (Fred MacMurray). Even though the family is a bit strange, Lawless soon learns that he fits right in. Mr. Biddle takes a liking to him immediately.
More details
| author | AJ Carothers |
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| contentLocation | Philadelphia |
| director | Norman Tokar |
| editor | Cotton Warburton |
| genre | live-action |
| keywords | abandon alligator angier buchanan duke anthony j. drexel biddle anthony joseph drexel biddle jr. automobile bar fight boarding school box cheer conservatory detroit engage family business feminine wiles fight foreign legion french foreign legion how to inspire irish immigrant jiu jitsu jujutsu little girl marine corps marine corps recruit depot parris island meet morning new life new york city parris island plan return home social dance spring stable think tomboy tony train want war in europe wed world war i |
| musicBy | Jack Elliott Sherman Brothers |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Bill Anderson Walt Disney |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | musical |