The Happiest Millionaire

This article is about the film. For the album, see The Happiest Millionaire (album).
The Happiest Millionaire
1967 Theatrical poster
Directed byNorman Tokar
Screenplay byA. J. Carothers
Story byA. J. Carothers
Based onMy Philadelphia Father
by Cordelia Drexel Biddle
Produced byWalt Disney
Bill Anderson
Starring
CinematographyEdward Colman
Edited byCotton Warburton
Music byJack Elliott
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release dates
  • June 23, 1967 (1967-06-23)
(Hollywood premiere)
  • November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30)
(Radio City Music Hall)
Running time
164 minutes
(Los Angeles premiere)
144 minutes
(New York City premiere)
118 minutes
(general release)
172 minutes
(director's cut)
169 minutes
(Edit on Disney+ that does not include the exit music)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$5 million (U.S./Canada rentals)[2]

The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothers, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design by Bill Thomas. The screenplay by A. J. Carothers was adapted from the play, based on the book My Philadelphia Father by Cordelia Drexel Biddle.[3] Walt Disney acquired the rights to the play in the early 1960s. The film was the last live-action musical film to be produced by Disney before his death on December 15, 1966.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Bart, Peter (May 14, 1966). "Hollywood Finds Harmony Paying: Recent Success of Musicals on Film Sparks a Revival". The New York Times. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968". Variety. January 8, 1969. p. 15.
  3. ^ Burt, Nathaniel (1999). The Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-812-21693-6.
  4. ^ Trimborn, Harry (1966-12-16). "Wizard of Fantasy Walt Disney Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ Cooke, Alistair (2011-12-16). "The death of Walt Disney — folk hero". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ^ "Walt Disney, 65, Dies on Coast". The New York Times. 16 December 1966.