The Fabulous Money Maker
"The Fabulous Money Maker" is a 1959 British television play about Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish match king of the 1920s, who was played by Ronald Lewis.
The play was commissioned and Yolande Turner played a composite character.
Cast
- Ronald Lewis as Ivar Kreuger
- Yolande Turner as Ingrid
- Rupert Davies as J. P. Morgan Jr
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Donald Durant
- Edward Woodward as Adolf Aberg
- Helene Morris as Dancer
- Launce Maraschal as First Director
- Reginald Smith as Second Director
- Michael Hawkins as First Journalist
- Larry Cross as Second Journalist)
Reception
The Daily Telegraph called it "a perfect Sunday night play."Variety felt the writer "didn't exactly soar triumphant" but thought Lewis "acted extraordinary well in the key role."