It was with this film that the studios trend of subjecting its liveaction musicals wholesale cuts began. Wouldnt you fear a fatherinlaw that keeps alligators for pets and continue reading the happiest. Staring john davidson, greer garson, tommy steele and hermione baddeley. With fred macmurray, tommy steele, greer garson, gladys cooper. The film shows a title card that states the play is based off a book thats written by cordelia drexel. The happiest millionaire 1967 silver scenes a blog. His daughter, cordelia drexel biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her fatherespecially since the nice young men around town all fear him. The millionaire film completo torrent ita film completo. The happiest millionaire 1967 the movie database tmdb. This was the full 172 minute cut of the film, which included an overture, intermission, and exit music. Wouldnt you fear a fatherinlaw that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily bible classes. The film was released june 1967 a year after walts death. In the happiest millionaire, on the other hand, you get the definite feeling that the movie was put together with every piece pretested for audience appeal.
Lesley ann warren, greer garson, hermione baddeley, gladys cooper, john davidson, fred macmurray, geraldine page, and tommy steele in the happiest millionaire 1967. Happiest millionaire, the the year was 1916 and the european continent was embroiled in world war i. Radio city music hall, the site of the film s new york premiere, had a disneythemed christmas stage show and demanded cuts to. The biddle mansion is the gathering place for a pugilistic boxing class, pet alligators and wouldbe opera singers. The score was by the poppins boys, the milieu was populated by servants and their employees, and the cast included talented, appealing performers, both freshfaced and veteran. The happiest millionaire soundtrack from 1967, composed by richard m. Carothers and based on the play that was based on the book my philadelphia father by. Its easy to see some of the charm in it, but there are bigger reasons on why it was so hard to enjoy.
Adapted from the book and play of the same name, the happiest millionaire is the mostly true story of eccentric philadelphia millionaire anthony j. Drexel biddle macmurray, is a militant industrialist urging americas mobilization against germany, and noteworthy for an eccentric lifestyle that includes his. Watch the happiest millionaire online stream full movie. Fred was known to be a sax player and the picture is of him holding my sax. Telecharger the happiest millionaire streaming film vf. The happiest millionaire 1967 u 11967 us comedy, drama, family, music 2h 52m user score. Here at home, philadelphias fashionable and socially prominent walnut street was involved daily in another kind of turmoil, but of a hilarious nature and caused by one of the most colorful and exciting personalities our nation has ever known. The film, featuring music by the sherman brothers, was nominated for an academy award for best costume design by bill thomas. The happiest millionaire 1967 directed by norman tokar. The happiest millionaire complete title count basie captures walt disneys the happiest millionaire is an album by pianist and bandleader count basie and his orchestra featuring performances of tunes featured in walt disneys motion picture the happiest millionaire recorded in 1967 and released on the coliseum label track listing. Clever yet hapless new butler john lawless tommy steele manages a philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire anthony drexel biddle fred macmurray, his unflappable wife, cordelia greer garson, and their spitfire daughter, cordy lesley ann warren.
Fred macmurray presides over a philadelphia mansion where just. The happiest millionaire 1967 norman tokar synopsis. The happiest millionaire is a 1967 musical film starring fred macmurray, based upon the true story of philadelphia millionaire anthony j. A happy and unbelievably lucky young irish immigrant john lawless lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire biddle. Pet alligators roaming the conservatory, a bibleandboxing school in the stables, and a delightfully eccentric millionaire make for unrestrained pandemonium in this musical disney extravaganza.
The happiest millionaire film complet vf, the happiest millionaire streaming complet vostfr, the happiest millionaire film en. Released by walt disney records in 2002 607817 containing music from the happiest millionaire 1967. Based on a true story fred mcmurray plays the role of an outrageously eccentric millionaire. Read the full synopsis of the happiest millionaire, 1967, directed by norman tokar, with fred macmurray, tommy steele, greer garson, at turner classic movies. On paper, the happiest millionaire must have seemed like a surefire musical hit in the profitable mary poppins vein. Watch the happiest millionaire online 1967 movie yidio. The happiest millionaire soundtrack cd details and availability. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The happiest millionaire 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When cordy goes to boarding school and becomes engaged to handsome heir angier duke john davidson, its up to john the. Le plus heureux des milliardaires 1967 le film complet. Released in 1967, a watershed year for youth culture and social upheaval, the happiest millionaire romanticizes philadelphias upper crust circa 1916. The setting is the early years of the 20th century, prior to the debut of television and modern day electronics. It is too much of a smile even for a walt disney movie. In fact she rates the happiest millionaire as high as her all time fave calamity jane, hence our 5 rating. His daughter, cordelia drexel biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her fatherespecially since the. Tommy steele has just about the widest, toothiest smile ive ever seen. Unfortunately, millionaire onscreen lacks the charm and more importantly the focus of its predecessor.
I said it was released in 1966, it was 1967 so its 50 years old. The movie starred fred macmurry and the premiere was held at the boyd theater located at 1908 chestnut street on october 20,1967. The happiest millionaire 1967 after having completed mary poppins in 1965, walt disneys enthusiasm for musical films was at an alltime high, and with the recently purchased rights to cordelia drexel biddles bookplay the happiest millionaire in his hands he couldnt resist turning the story into a musical in the vein of poppins. I dont mean any infringement,im just making just an opinion on what i thought of the films,comic books,video games and shows. The happiest millionaire milionarul excentric 1967. Greer garson as his cool and understanding wife and lesley ann warren and john davidson as a pair of beautiful and handsome young lovers. A happy and unbelievably lucky young irish immigrant, john lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, biddle. His daughter cordelia drexel biddle tires of the unusual antics of her fatherespecially since the nice young men around town all fear him. The happiest millionaire premiered on june 23rd, 1967 in hollywood. Along toward the third hour of the happiest millionaire, you begin to suspect its a fully automated smile that pops open and snaps shut in response to a transistor concealed somewhere in greer garsons hair. It took her two nights to get through, but she thoroughly enjoyed the film and has now watched it countless times.
Mcmurrays character teaches boxing and keeps a gang of alligators as pets. The happiest millionaire my family could quote this entire movie and sing every song. I had these pictures from an outing of the band to help kick off the premier showing of the happiest millionaire in philadelphia. The happiest millionaire 1967 the blonde at the film. Happiest millionaire, the on dvd 786936233810 from disney buena vista. The happiest millionaire 1967 norman tokar cast and. Costume sketches from the 1967 disney film, the happiest millionaire, in which she made the cast of the happiest millionaire 1967 the last liveaction film walt disney oversaw before his death. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the happiest millionaire 1967 norman tokar on allmovie. The film was finally released in june, 1967, though it hit some major cities in december for christmas. Shooting was completed on the happiest millionaire when walt disney died in december 1966, but the editing dragged on as you can imagine from all the different versions. Yup, this is a movie that is real and exists, much to my dismay.
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