The Happiest Millionaire

The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire
	1967 Theatrical poster
Directed by	Norman Tokar
Screenplay by	A. J. Carothers
Story by	A. J. Carothers
Based on	My Philadelphia Father; by Cordelia Drexel Biddle
Produced by	Walt Disney; Bill Anderson
Starring	Fred MacMurray; Tommy Steele; Greer Garson; Gladys Cooper; Geraldine Page; Hermione Baddeley; John Davidson; Lesley Ann Warren;
Cinematography	Edward Colman
Edited by	Cotton Warburton
Music by	Jack Elliott
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release dates	June 23, 1967; (Hollywood premiere) November 30, 1967; (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)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$5 million (U.S./Canada rentals)

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.

^ Bart, Peter (May 14, 1966). "Hollywood Finds Harmony Paying: Recent Success of Musicals on Film Sparks a Revival". The New York Times. p. 17.
^ "Big Rental Films of 1968". Variety. January 8, 1969. p. 15.
^ Burt, Nathaniel (1999). The Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-812-21693-6.