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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)

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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 Lovers

Usually, 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 Lovers

Valentine'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 Film

via: 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 Lovers

After 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 Lovers

After 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: Every bit of life is lit by fortuosity!


Angie Duke: Cordy, you and I are going to elope!
Mrs. Duke: Over my dead body!
Angie Duke: Only if absolutely necessary, Mother.


John Lawless: Now there's a gorgeous sight! Are you getting ready for a party, Mrs. Worth?
Mrs. Worth: [seriously] No, Mr. Biddle's on a chocolate cake diet.
John Lawless: I beg your pardon?
Mrs. Worth: He says it's the perfect food, containing "every essential element."


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Cordelia Biddle Duke Robertson (1898 - 1984) co-wrote (with Kyle Crichton) the book upon which both the movie and play "The Happiest Millionaire" were based, "My Philadelphia Father." After her divorce from Angier Buchanan Duke (who, unlike his character in the movie, was actually more than a decade her senior), she made a far happier marriage to architect Thomas Robertson, a marriage which lasted until his death in 1962. Like her father, she enjoyed an active life devoted to many charitable activities. By most accounts, she was one of those women who grew more attractive as they grew older, prompting a reporter to state "The aura of youth clinging to this illusion. It is no product that can be bought in a beauty shop or designer's salon. Hers is a youth that laughs at the insolent years..." Active almost to the end of her life, she died at her home in Southhampton, New York.
Adapted from a non-musical Broadway play. The stage version of "The Happiest Millionaire" starred Walter Pidgeon, opened Nov. 20, 1956 at the Lyceum Theatre in New York and ran for 271 performances.
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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