I'll Give a Million (1938)

★ 5.7 1h 10m IMDb

After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million dollars to anyone who is kind to a tramp.

I'll Give a Million

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Cast

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter as Tony Newlander Died 1951 · Columbus, Ohio, USA Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known for his role as The Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona for which h...
Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver as Jean Hofmann Died 1994 · Crossville, Tennessee, USA Marjorie Weaver (March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994) was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s..
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau Died 1964 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial ki...
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt as Victor Died 1956 · Copenhagen, Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Pierre Hersholt (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956) was a Danish-born actor who lived in the United States, where he was a leading film and radio talent, best know...
John Carradine
John Carradine as Kopelpeck Died 1988 · New York City, New York, USA John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil...
J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg as Editor Died 1951 · Temesvár, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Edward Bromberg (born Josef Bromberger, December 25, 1903 – December 6, 1951) was a Romanian-born American character actor in motion picture and stage pro...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 6/10 Jan 07, 2024
"Newlander" (Warner Baxter) is a bored millionaire who dives into the sea from his ocean-going yacht to rescue a man. Turns out that "Louis" (Peter Lorre) didn't actually want to be rescued - he's a homeless vagrant with little to look forward to in life. "Newlander" suddenly quite fancies this life and swapping clothes, vows that he will give one million francs when he is convinced that someone actually likes him for himself rather than his cash. His adventures take him to a circus where he fits in quickly and meets "Jean" (Marjorie Weaver) whilst his tramp pal, now replete with a dinner suit and a large bundle of banknotes, tells everyone that there's this wealthy man out there offering a large reward for some respect and affection... What ensues now is a quite predictable and occasionally slapstick story that exposes the fatuous, obsequious and the greedy in equal measure amongst the citizenry of all classes. His hopes of finding a genuine person, well they look slight! Lorre features too sparingly to do much of his Chaplin-esque stuff, but when he does he steals the scenes as we head to the increasingly obvious conclusion. Not exactly laugh out loud, but watchable.

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