Make Mine a Million

Make Mine a Million

It Will Make You Howl, A Host Of Stars A Million Laughs

1959•1h 17m•7.2/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(5)

Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.

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Production

Jack Hylton Productions, Elstree Independent Films Limited

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Arthur Ashton

Sidney James

Sidney James

Sid Gibson

Dermot Walsh

Dermot Walsh

Martin Russell

Olga Lindo

Olga Lindo

Mrs. Burgess

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

National TV Director General

George Margo

Assistant

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

Commercial TV Director

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Jack

Kenneth Connor

Kenneth Connor

Anxious Husband

Sally Barnes

Sally Barnes

Sally

Leigh Madison

Leigh Madison

Diana

Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

Supt. James

Tom Gill

Tom Gill

Mr. Langtree

Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot

Assistant Director General

David Nettheim

David Nettheim

Professor

Sabrina

Sabrina

Herself

Tommy Trinder

Tommy Trinder

Himself

Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Robber (uncredited)

Dickie Henderson

Himself

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