A Millionaire for a Day
A Millionaire for a Day is a 1912 American silent comedy short film starring John R. Cumpson. It was produced by the Independent Moving Pictures Company of New York.
The story is based on a real-life incident reported in newspapers across the United States in January 1912. A John Jay McDevitt of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, sold an accidental nomination for county treasurer for $2500 and traveled to New York City with an entourage on a special train, making speeches to appreciative audiences at stops along the way and arriving with only $72.40 left. There he fulfilled his ambition of acting the way he believed a millionaire would, spending and tipping lavishly.
Plot
Mechanic Fred Dudley goes to New York City and squanders his entire inheritance in a day. Then, broke but wiser, he returns home to Wilkes-Barre.Cast
- John R. Cumpson as Fred Dudley
- Frank Russell as The Foreman
- Frank Hall Crane as The Bank Cashier
- Hayward Mack as The Bank Teller
- Walter Long as The Clerk in the Clothing Store
- Rogers J.R. as The Gambler
- William Cunningham as The Judge