If I Had a Million

Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, Norman Z. McLeod, Norman Taurog
Passed
1932    88mDrama, Comedy
6.9100%66%6.6
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A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.
  • Gary CooperSteve Gallagher
  • Charles LaughtonPhineas V. Lambert
  • George RaftEddie Jackson
  • Jack OakiePrivate Mulligan
  • Richard BennettJohn Glidden
  • Charles RugglesHenry Peabody
  • Alison SkipworthEmily La Rue
  • W.C. FieldsRollo La Rue
  • Mary BolandMrs. Peabody
  • Roscoe KarnsPrivate O'Brien
  • May RobsonMrs. Mary Walker
  • Irving BaconChina Shop Salesman (uncredited)
  • Berton ChurchillWarden (uncredited)
  • Joyce ComptonMarie - Waitress (uncredited)
  • Cecil CunninghamAgnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
  • Frances DeeMary Wallace
  • Bess FlowersChina Store Customer (uncredited)
  • Blanche FridericiMrs. Garvey (uncredited)
  • Wynne GibsonViolet Smith (uncredited)
  • Lillian HarmerIdylwood Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Mister ArnMay 19, 2025
    "If I Had a Million" strings together a series of vignettes, all connected by the theme of a man distributing his wealth before he dies. Notably, in one segment, Charles Ruggles portrays Mr. Peabody, who finds himself at odds with his boss, named Bullwinkle. This coincidence sparks curiosity about whether this brief encounter might have influenced the conception of the beloved animated series "Rocky and Bullwinkle."

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