Kid Millions
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Written by | Nunnally Johnson Nat Perrin |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor Ann Sothern Ethel Merman George Murphy |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | December 28, 1934 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kid Millions (1934) is an American film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor.
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[edit] Plot
The story features Eddie, a kid from Brooklyn, New York, who suddenly inherits $77 million dollars from his lost father, an archaeologist who had looted Egyptian treasures. In order to claim the inheritance, Eddie begins a boat ride to Egypt.
On the boat he meets various characters who also are claiming part of the inheritance, although their stories are doubtful. Later, Eddie learns that Sheik Mulhulla has threatened to kill anyone who tries to claim the treasure. Princess Fanya falls in love with Eddie and wants his hand in marriage.
[edit] Cast
- Eddie Cantor as Eddie Wilson Jr.
- Ann Sothern as Joan Larabee
- Ethel Merman as Dot Clark
- George Murphy as Jerry Lane
- Berton Churchill as Col. Harrison Larabee
- Warren Hymer as Louie the Lug
- Paul Harvey as Sheik Mulhulla
- Jesse Block as Ben Ali
- Eve Sully as Princess Fanya
- Otto Hoffman as Khoot
- Stanley Fields as Oscar
- Edgar Kennedy as Herman
- Jack Kennedy as Pop Wilson
- John Kelly as Adolph
- Doris Davenport as Dora aka 'Toots'
[edit] Production notes
- The film's "ice cream fantasy sequence" was Goldwyn's first attempt at film with three-strip Technicolor. The cast of Our Gang appear among the children in this sequence.
- Cantor originally introduced the song "Mandy", with Marilyn Miller, in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919.
- Among the Goldwyn Girls in this film are Lucille Ball and Paulette Goddard.
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