A Millionaire for Christy
United States
1951
91 Min
Black and White
1.37:1
English, Spanish
Synopsis
Christy Sloane (Eleanor Parker) is sent to Los Angeles on a business trip to inform Peter Ulysses Lockwood (Fred MacMurray) that he has inherited 2 millionaire dollars from his deceased uncle. Constantly broke because of her family, Christy is in financial straits. her friend at work advises her to not tell Peter that he’s a millionaire until she snags him first. Christy dismisses the idea and leaves for her trip.
Peter is a famous radio personality. Taking one look at him, Christy swoons, interrupting him on the way to his wedding. The zany hi jinks include Christy being mistaken for Peter’s old flame; Peter and Christy being stuck somewhere between Los Angeles and La Jolla when Peter accidentally drives into the ocean; and their rescuers mistaking them for newlyweds. Peter asks his best man, Roland Cook (Richard Carlson), to help him with the situation, but Roland only causes more trouble because he’s in love with Peter’s bride-to-be.
Director
George Marshall
George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975) was a prolific American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of movie history.
Relatively few of Marshall’s films are well-known today, with Destry Rides Again, The Sheepman, and How the West Was Won being the biggest exceptions. Marshall co-directed How the West Was Won with John Ford and Henry Hathaway, handling the railroad segment, which featured a celebrated buffalo stampede sequence. While Marshall worked on almost all kinds of films imaginable, he started his career in the early silent period doing mostly Westerns, a genre he never completely abandoned. Later in his career, he was particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W.C. Fields, Jackie Gleason, Will Rogers and Laurel and Hardy.
For his contribution to the film industry, George Marshall has a star on the… read more
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