The Happiest Millionaire (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Tokar |
| Producer(s) | Bill Anderson, Walt Disney (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Comedy, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Disney, Money, True Story (based on) |
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The Happiest Millionaire (1967) was a Family - Romance Film directed by Norman Tokar and produced by Walt Disney and Bill Anderson.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Bill Thomas | Nominated |
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Film Albums: The Happiest Millionaire ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 2, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversUsually, for our Film Albums series, we feature a single album relating to movies in some way or another, but this time around we have a bunch of albums all featuring the music of The Happiest Millionaire (1967), a delightful - although rather long - musical from Walt Disney Studios. Below each albu... Read full article
The Happiest Millionaire - Valentine Candy ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 4, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversValentine's Day is only ten days away, so we have a clip to share of Lesley Ann Warren's beautiful rendition of "Valentine Candy" from The Happiest Millionaire ( 1967 ). What has this to do with Valentine's Day? Absolutely nothing. It's just fun to listen to!... Read full article
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
By Cameron on Sep 14, 2016 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: http://www.markrobinsonwrites.com/the-music-that-makes-me-dance/2015/9/23/disneys-dud-the-happiest-millionaire ? Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie is mostly famous as the last live-action film that Walt Disney worked on before he passed away in December 1966. But I’... Read full article
The Happiest Millionaire ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 21, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversAfter having completed Mary Poppins in 1965, Walt Disney's enthusiasm for musical films was at an all-time high, and with the recently purchased rights to Cordelia Drexel Biddle's book/play "The Happiest Millionaire" in his hands he couldn't resist turning the story into a musical in the vein of Pop... Read full article
The Happiest Millionaire ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 21, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversAfter having completed Mary Poppins in 1965, Walt Disney's enthusiasm for musical films was at an all-time high, and with the recently purchased rights to Cordelia Drexel Biddle's book/play "The Happiest Millionaire" in his hands he couldn't resist turning the story into a musical in the vein of Pop... Read full article
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Quotes from
John Lawless: [singing] Well now, ain't this an elegant neighborhood, all the residents dressed so fine! One day off the boat am I, with a job that's nearly mine! 'Tis a job with an elegant millionaire, and his elegant family! Today I move from immigrant - to high society!
Angie Duke: [singing] Are we dancing, are we really here? Is this feeling something real, or will it disappear? Are we dancing, does the music soar? Was this lovely song I hear, ever heard before? Are your eyes confessing things I alone can see? Or is my imagination flying away with me? Are we dancing? Say, we really are! Then I'll know that I, reached into the sky, I reached into the sky, and touched a star!
Mrs. Worth: [to George the alligator] Big ugly beast! You'd be a handbag if I had my way.
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Facts about
The real Anthony Drexel Biddle, Sr. (1874 - 1948), was a banking magnate and died-in-the-wool eccentric whose independent wealth allowed him to pursue such diverse ventures as physical culture (he boxed with Jack Johnson and taught boxing to Gene Tunney), theatricals, and religion. He served as a Colonel in the U.S. Marines in both World Wars. Neither was Cordelia Biddle Duke's marriage to Angier Buchannan Duke to result in the happy ending the movie implies. Although they had two sons, both of whom became prominent in business and diplomatic circles, the marriage ran into trouble, they were divorced within a few years, and Angier Duke died young, not long after that, in a boating accident.
Running at 172 minutes, the uncut "Roadshow" version is the longest film ever to carry the Disney name (excluding Touchstone, Hollywood, and Miramax releases).
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