The Million Pound Note (1954)

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Great fun... you can bank on it!

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.

• Released: 1954-01-07
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 85 votes

Directed by Ronald Neame.

Top cast

• Gregory Peck as Henry Adams
• Ronald Squire as Oliver Montpelier
• Joyce Grenfell as Duchess of Cromarty
• A.E. Matthews as Duke of Frognal
• Maurice Denham as Jonathan Reid
• Reginald Beckwith as Rock
• Brian Oulton as Lloyd
• John Slater as Parsons
• Hartley Power as Lloyd Hastings
• George Devine as Chop House Proprietor

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Where to watch The Million Pound Note

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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