Billy Milton Movies

This comedy finds a veteran crook turning to modern computer technology to steal money from various companies. Even before he is released from jail Caesar (Peter Ustinov) is planning his high-tech heist. He cons American executive Klemper (Karl Malden) and sets up three bogus companies to receive funds from the corporate office. Klemper's faithful assistant Gnatpole (Bob Newhart) is suspicious and investigates the unusual activities. Smith (Robert Morley) gives Caesar the computer lesson that puts him on the fast track to thievery. Caesar marries Patty (Maggie Smith), who surprises her husband by earning more money than her crooked spouse by honest means. Cesar Romero is the smiling customs official who lets Caesar pass through with a bagful of money from the crime while Klemper's jar of instant coffee falls under suspicion. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

A British movie originally entitled Licensed to Kill, this is a satire on the James Bond brand of spy which has a bumbling agent attempting to foil the Russian acquisition of a Swedish anti-gravity formula. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Considered a bit too sacrilegious for general consumption in 1963, the Boulting brothers' Heavens Above was simply ahead of its time, and has since accrued a loyal and vocal following. Peter Sellers plays an idealistic British reverend with a bad habit of telling the truth at all times. He also follows his conscience whenever possible, resulting in several cleric decisions that shock his wealthy, landed-gentry parishioners. By inviting such "undesirables" as gypsies and West Africans to worship freely in his church, Sellers rouses the ire of the rest of his white-bread flock. He does, however, compel the selfish owner (Isabel Jeans) of a laxative firm to "see the light" and to sell off all her holdings on behalf of the poor and downtrodden. Unfortunately, by doing this the woman wrecks her business--which is the principal source of income for the community where Sellers works. Retreating from town with an angry mob on his heels, Sellers relocates on a tiny island in the Pacific. Since the island is the site of a missile base, and since the local astronauts have shown signs of agnosticism, where else is there for Sellers to go...but up? Heavens Above was inspired by a notion cooked up by iconoclastic British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Discovered lying on the side of a road, an auto crash victim turns out to have a fortune in diamonds hidden in his stomach. Following the trail of evidence, Steed and Cathy discover that the estate of a dying philanthropist is slowly and methodically being stolen and smuggled out of the country. First telecast November 17, 1962, "Death of a Great Dane" was written by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott. The episode was broadcast in America on February 5, 1991 -- and, some 23 years earlier, was refilmed as the "Mrs. Peel" episode "The 50,000-Pound Breakfast." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this drama, the host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The popular 1934 West End musical comedy Yes, Madam was brought to the screen intact in 1938, with five of the original stars coming along for the ride. Bobby Hoyes heads the cast as Bill Quilton, a cheeky young man who will inherit a fortune on the condition that he work as a servant for a month without getting fired. Likewise in line for the inheritance, under the same conditions, is wisecracking Sally Gault (Dinah Churchill, replacing the stage version's Binnie Hale). If they fail to keep their jobs, they'll lose their legacy to scheming Tony Tolliver (Billy Milton) -- who not surprisingly does everything he can to undermine Bill and Sally. Both the play and film versions of Yes, Madam were based on a novel by K. R. G. Browne, previously filmed without music in 1933. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

British groom-to-be Billy Milton is labelled a "beast" by French floozie Ellen Pollock as Milton marches down the aisle. The groom's father, Robertson Hare, endeavors to prove his son's innocence. Removing his trademarked monocle, Hare poses as the boy's maiden aunt to get the goods on Pollock. Leading lady June Clyde, who moved from Hollywood to England in pursuit of better film roles, stands around a lot as the beautiful bride. Aren't Men Beasts? was based on the stage farce by Vernon Sylvaine. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Alan (Frank Leighton) is engaged to Mary (Judy Kelly), a girl living in coastal Devonshire. While Alan is on a business trip, a man is murdered, and all evidence points to our hero, who is unable to establish an alibi. Sentenced to prison, Alan escapes, only to find out that Mary, convinced that her former fiancee is a murderer, has married another. Slowly but surely, Mary comes to believe in Alan's innocence -- a fact that does not bode well for her husband, who up until the revelatory final reel insists that he's Alan's best friend. There are few surprises in the outcome of Last Chance, but the film is professionally assembled and ably acted. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this Paris-set comedy, a clerk gets a chance of a lifetime when he is unable to deposit his firm's receipts before the bank closes and has to keep the money over the weekend. He decides to have a little fun and uses the money to fool a fake countess into believing that he too is wealthy. Though he feels bad about it on Monday, he is very surprised to learn that his firm considers him a hero because the bank was robbed over the weekend. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Mary Brian, who'd previously co-starred in several Hollywood silent pictures, were reteamed in the British comedy Once in a Million. The all-American Rogers is somewhat unconvincingly cast as Pierre, a Parisian clerk who is reluctantly entrusted with five million francs. To avoid attracting attention with so large a sum, he checks into a fancy hotel and places the money in the hotel safe. Dressmaker's assistant Suzanne (Brian) notices Pierre -- and his money -- in the lobby and assumes that he's a millionaire. Hoping to strike up an acquaintance, she pretends to be wealthy herself, whereupon the misunderstandings begin piling up like cord-wood. The cliched aspects of One in a Million can be forgiven in the light of its truly surprising finale. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A butler (Claude Dampier) searches for missing heir (Billy Milton) who claims his inheritance and wins the love of a woman June Clyde. ~ All Movie Guide

This musical features the BBC bandleader trying to deal with his musicians in the recording studio. Meanwhile, outside the studio, his music helps save a band in the jungle from cannibals, helps a group of mountain climbers get out of a foggy area, and starts and ends relationships. ~ Steve Huey, All Movie Guide