| The Millionaire | |
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| Directed by | John G. Adolfi |
| Written by | Julien Josephson Booth Tarkington Maude T. Howell |
| Based on | Idle Hands 1921 story in The Saturday Evening Post by Earl Derr Biggers |
| Produced by | John G. Adolfi |
| Starring | George Arliss David Manners Evalyn Knapp Florence Arliss James Cagney |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | Alois Reiser |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $283,000[1] |
| Box office | $835,000[1] |
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The Millionaire is a 1931 all-talking pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and starring George Arliss in the title role. The film is a remake of the 1922 film titled The Ruling Passion, which also starred Arliss. The film was based on the short story "Idle Hands" by Earl Derr Biggers. In one of his early film roles, James Cagney had a brief but key appearance as a life insurance salesman.[2] The supporting cast features Florence Arliss, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp, Noah Beery Sr., Cagney, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charley Grapewin and Tully Marshall.
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 11 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Millionaire