I'll Give a Million (1938) DVD-R

Starring Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt,
John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg, Lynn Bari, Fritz Feld, Sig Ruman
Directed by Walter Lang

Print: black/white
Runtime: 70 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

In this upbeat drama, a disillusioned millionaire, sick to death of the
attempts of greedy friends and relatives to sponge off of him, becomes a
bum to search for a decent human being. The tale begins as the wealthy
man is about to commit suicide by leaping off of his yacht into the sea. He
is just about to go when he spies a bum attempting suicide himself. The
rich man saves the bum. He takes the bedraggled hobo and tells him his
frustration. He then claims that he will give a million francs to the first
person to treat him kindly without thinking about his wealth. The next day,
the tramp awakens to find his raggedy old clothes have been replaced by
the finest togs. Beside them is a large role of francs. The bum then
begins circulating the millionaire's words around the town. As a result,
people all over the country begin treating the homeless with kindness
and respect. Eventually the disguised millionaire marries a circus
performer and donates his million francs to the whole community.