The Millionaire

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1955–1960
30min

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Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.

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Anecdotes
The mysterious philanthropist John Beresford Tipton was named for Tipton, Missouri, the birthplace of producer Don Fedderson's wife, Tido Fedderson.

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Each recipient is made to sign an agreement to never reveal how he or she received the 1 million dollars. This could turn out to be a real legal problem when the IRS looks at the tax return of any recipient.

The presumption is that multi-billionaire John Beresford Tipton's lawyers have worked out some arrangement with the IRS whereby all the taxes are paid so the beneficiaries do not need to declare the money on their returns. The bigger problem is how to enforce the agreement should a beneficiary tell someone other than a spouse.

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Michael Anthony: [At the opening of each episode, with minor variations] My name is Michael Anthony, and for many years I was executive secretary to John Beresford Tipton, the multi-billionaire whose charity was as boundless as it was mysterious. For it was his hobby to give away anonymously and tax free one million dollars apiece to various people he never knew.

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The Emily Short Story

I recently purchased a copy of one of 'The Millionaire' series.

This 1955 episode features Carolyn Jones later to star as Morticia in the Addams Family TV series. Carolyn plays the part of Emily Short who receives a cheque for one million and decides to take a trip to Paris, until this she has never been outside of the US.

It is good clean family entertainment.

It would be great if one of the channels could run them. Maybe someone can drop a hint to TCM or Hallmark.