This hilarious comedy gave Fred MacMurray a chance to show his comedic chops as Peter, a radio personality who is told he’s just inherited two million dollars by a gold-digging secretary.
A Millionaire for Christy (1951), starring Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker, Kay Buckley, Richard Carlson
Peter Ulysses Lockwood: I don’t like your attitude much.
Dr. Roland Cook: My attitude? Isn’t it enough that you took June away from me while I was studying in Menninger’s?
Peter Ulysses Lockwood: Well, you didn’t study hard enough. That blond was a total stranger and nuttier than a fruitcake. Couldn’t you tell that?
Dr. Roland Cook: Only if she were lying on a couch.
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This hilarious screwball comedy gave Fred MacMurray a chance to show his brilliant comedic chops as Peter, a radio personality who is told he’s just inherited two million dollars by a gold-digging secretary (Eleanor Parker as Christy) who is determined to snag him for herself.
Though he never quite believes she’s telling the truth about his inheritance, circumstances continue to bring Peter together with Christy, infuriating both his fiancée, June (Kay Buckley), and his pal, Dr. Cook (Richard Carlson), who secretly loves June himself. It’s not long before Christy and Dr. Cook join forces and cook up some shenanigans to help them win the lovers they want.
One of the great early comedic directors, George Marshall guided many of the cinema’s most celebrated comedians, from Laurel & Hardy and W.C. Fields to Bob Hope, James Stewart, Glenn Ford, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Cast
- Fred MacMurray (The Shaggy D.A.) … Peter Ulysses Lockwood
- Eleanor Parker (Between Two Worlds) … Christabel Sloane
- Richard Carlson (The Young in Heart) … Dr. Roland Cook
- Una Merkel (42nd Street) … Patsy Clifford
- Chris-Pin Martin … Manolo
- Douglass Dumbrille (The Frozen Ghost) … J.C. Thompson
- Kay Buckley … June Chandler
- Raymond Greenleaf … Benjamin Chandler
- Nestor Paiva (Creature from the Black Lagoon) … Mr. Rapello