I'll Give a Million
The Laugh Riot of the Century!
1938 | 70m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | Milton Sperling, Boris Ingster |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 27, 1938 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | Milton Sperling, Boris Ingster |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, circus, tramp, remake, millionaire |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warner Baxter | Tony Newlander |
| Marjorie Weaver | Jean Hofmann |
| Peter Lorre | Louie 'The Dope' Monteau |
| Jean Hersholt | Victor |
| John Carradine | Kopelpeck |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Editor |
| Lynn Bari | Cecelia |
| Fritz Feld | Max Primerose |
| Sig Ruman | Anatole Primerose |
| Christian Rub | Commissionaire |
| Frank Reicher | Prefect of Police |
| Paul Harvey | Corcoran |
| Charles Halton | Mayor |
| George Davis | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Harry Hayden | Gilman |
| Stanley Andrews | Yacht Captain |
| Frank Dawson | Albert |
| Luis Alberni | Reporter |
| Rafaela Ottiano | Barmaid |
| Mary Treen | Nanette |
| Eddie Conrad | Baker |
| Lillian Porter | Flower Girl |
| Georges Renavent | Gendarme |
| Rolfe Sedan | Telegraph Clerk |
| Egon Brecher | Citizen |
| Frank Puglia | Citizen |
| Michael Visaroff | Citizen |
| Alex Novinsky | Citizen |
| Armand Kaliz | Hotel Manager |
| William Arnold | Steward (uncredited) |
| George Bookasta | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | Yardmaster (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Clerk (uncredited) |
| André Cheron | Proprietor of Cafe (uncredited) |
| Marcelle Corday | Mother (uncredited) |
| Gennaro Curci | Husband (uncredited) |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | Wife (uncredited) |
| Antonio D'Amore | Tramp (uncredited) |
| Albert D'Arno | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| George Davis | Gendarme |
| Jean De Briac | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Zoia De Groot | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Victor De Linsky | Circus Guard (uncredited) |
| Mario Dominici | Husband (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Constant Franke | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Elisabeth Fröhlich | Paper Seller (uncredited) |
| Rosina Galli | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Helen Giere | Charwoman (uncredited) |
| Joseph Kamaryt | Stevedore (uncredited) |
| Louis LaBey | Newspaperman (uncredited) |
| Jacques Lory | Tramp With Couple (uncredited) |
| Ludwig Lowry | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Fred Malatesta | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Alex Melesh | Bum (uncredited) |
| Louis Mercier | Lookout (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Adolph Milar | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Christina Montt | Streetwalker (uncredited) |
| Alexander Palasthy | Near-Sighted Men (uncredited) |
| Manuel París | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Albert Pollet | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Jules Raucourt | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Joseph Romantini | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | Man in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Pepi Sinoff | Wife (uncredited) |
| George Sorel | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Laura Treadwell | Dowager (uncredited) |
| Jacques Vanaire | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Frederick Vogeding | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Marek Windheim | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Milton Sperling | Writer |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| David S. Hall | Art Direction |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Boris Ingster | Writer |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Mario Camerini | Original Film Writer |
| Ivo Perilli | Original Film Writer |
| Cesare Zavattini | Original Film Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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"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.