| A Millionaire for Christy | |
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| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Produced by | Bert E. Friedlob |
| Written by | Ken Englund Robert Harari (story) |
| Starring | Fred MacMurray Eleanor Parker |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Editing by | Daniel Mandell |
| Studio | Thor Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | September 2, 1951 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Millionaire for Christy is a 1951 comedy film directed by George Marshall, and starring Fred MacMurray and Eleanor Parker. A screwball comedy, where Christy Sloane (Parker) is a legal secretary who is sent to California to inform radio host Peter Lockwood (MacMurray) that he has just inherited $2 million.
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Christy Sloane (Eleanor Parker) is sent to Los Angeles on a business trip to inform Peter Ulysses Lockwood (Fred MacMurray) that he has inherited 2 million dollars from his deceased uncle. Constantly broke because of her family, Christy is in financial straits. Her friend at work advises her to not tell Peter the news until she snags him. Christy dismisses the idea and leaves for her trip.
Peter is a famous radio personality. Taking one look at him, Christy swoons, interrupting him on the way to his wedding. The zany hijinks include Christy being mistaken for Peter's old flame; Peter and Christy being stuck somewhere between Los Angeles and La Jolla when Peter accidentally drives into the ocean; and their rescuers mistaking them for newlyweds. Peter asks his best man, Roland Cook (Richard Carlson), to help him with the situation, but Roland only causes more trouble because he is in love with Peter's bride-to-be.