Make a Million (1935)
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Make a Million stars Charles Starrett in one of his last non-western roles, as idealistic college professor Jones. Because of his radical "share the wealth" theories, Jones is fired on the say-so of banker Corning (Guy Usher). Seeking a new source of income, our hero turns to panhandling, and before long he's raking in more bucks than he'd ever done as a teacher! Through a series of plot twists that would put Dickens to shame (among them a highly suspicious nationwide lottery and a chain-letter racket), Jones emerges as a millionaire at film's end, winning the hand of Corning's daughter Irene (Pauline Brooks). One of the screwiest of the screwball comedies of the 1930s, Make a Million deserves to be better known. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charles Starrett, Pauline Brooks, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lewis D. Collins
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Make a Million
Make a Million stars Charles Starrett in one of his last non-western roles, as idealistic college professor Jones. Because of his radical "share the wealth" theories, Jones is fired on the say-so of banker Corning (Guy Usher). Seeking a new source of income, our hero turns to panhandling, and before long he's raking in more bucks than he'd ever done as a teacher! Through a series of plot twists that would put Dickens to shame (among them a highly suspicious nationwide lottery and a chain-letter racket), Jones emerges as a millionaire at film's end, winning the hand of Corning's daughter Irene (Pauline Brooks). One of the screwiest of the screwball comedies of the 1930s, Make a Million deserves to be better known. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 66 mins
Complete Cast of Make a Million
- Charles Starrett - Jones
- George E. Stone - Larkey
- Norman Houston - Moxey
- Jimmy Aubrey - Soapy
- Pauline Brooks - Irene
- James Burke - Pete
- Monte Carter - Benny
- George Cleveland - Blind Man
- Director(s):
- Lewis D. Collins
- Writer(s):
- Charles A. Logue
- Producer(s):
- Trem Carr
- Categories:
- Comedy
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