The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

68% User Rating

2h 52min

"It's the happiest musical of the year!"

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 father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?

Norman TokarDirector

Cast

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Fred MacMurray

Anthony J. Drexel Biddle

Greer Garson

Cordelia Biddle

Gladys Cooper

Aunt Mary Drexel

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Duke

Tommy Steele

John Lawless

Hermione Baddeley

Mrs. Worth

John Davidson

Angie Duke

Lesley Ann Warren

Cordy Biddle

Paul Petersen

Tony Biddle

Eddie Hodges

Livingston Biddle

Joyce Bulifant

Rosemary

Sean McClory

Police Sgt.

Jim McMullan

Lt. Powell

William Wellman Jr.

Lt. Grayson

Aron Kincaid

Walter Blakely

Larry Merrill

Charlie Taylor

Norman Grabowski

Joe Turner

George Boyce

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r96sk

Rating 60%

July 29, 2020

172 minutes. Why? When all is said and done, the run time is the main reason why I rate this low. With that said, I literally had to spend a good amount of time deciding what rating I was going to give it. On the one hand, sure it lasts for way too long but never once, to be honest, did it drag or did I feel seriously bored. However, on the other hand, I have absolutely zero that I can say I liked or enjoyed about it. I'm not a major fan of musicals either, so I'd assume I'd hate this and yet I don't. It's an odd feeling, it leaves a weird impression that's for sure. Fred MacMurray is his usual self, delivering a very solid performance. Away from him, Greer Garson (Cordelia), Tommy Steele (John) and John Davidson (Angier) are all OK. The plot that they all take part in is average, not great nor terrible. <em>'The Happiest Millionaire'</em> is truly a strange one to me. If they had shaved an hour off then perhaps I would've liked this? Who knows.