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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 Millionaire: Directed by John G. Adolfi. With George Arliss, Florence Arliss, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp. A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
Two different acting traditions met and meshed perfectly in the 1931 comedy The Millionaire. George Arliss, a British actor in the tradition of such stage legends as Herbert Beerbohm Tree and Henry Irving, stars as an automobile magnate who retires prematurely only to return to work quietly as an attendant at a younger man's service station.
Growing bored with life as a retiree, millionaire James Alden (George Arliss) secretly invests in an unprofitable gas station to amuse himself. Disguising himself and using the alias "Charles ...
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly. Automaker James Alden is told to retire by his doctors and does so in deference to his wife Laura and daughter 'Babs.'.
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George Arliss stars as James Alden, a wealthy business-man who is forced to retire after his Doctor gives him a bad prognosis. Plagued by boredom, he is visited by an insurance salesman played by James Cagney, in arguably the best scene in the film, and he convinces him to invest his money in a small business.
