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Cast
Arthur Guy Empey
as Bobbie Walters
Harry Burkhardt
as Jim Warner
Florence Martin
as Dorothy Wright
Templar Saxe
as Gamble Mason
William Eville
as 'Surething' Silvers
Denton Vane
as A get-rich-quick engineer
Maggie Weston
as Bobby's housekeeper
Evelyn Sherman
as Dorothy's mother
Chester Bishop
as A Wall Street financier
Emily Fitzroy
as A newly rich woman of the West
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1921
Runtime—
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorAubrey M. Kennedy, Wilfrid North
WritersArthur Guy Empey, William Addison Lathrop
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMillionaire for a Day
About Millionaire for a Day
Bobbie Walters, a cab driver in a Midwest city who is trying to save enough money to marry his sweetheart, Dorothy Wright, an attendant at the cigar and newspaper counter of a large hotel, is able to amass $15,000. He acts like a millionaire and soon is fleeced of the money by two Wall Street swindlers. Broke, Bobbie is forced to work as a bellboy at Dorothy's hotel. After a series of struggles and adventures, Bobby wins a fortune in the oil fields of Louisiana, despite the efforts of his rivals, who dynamite his oil derricks.
Directed by Aubrey M. Kennedy, Wilfrid North, Millionaire for a Day leans on a strong ensemble — Arthur Guy Empey, Harry Burkhardt, Florence Martin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1921.
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