1,000 Dollars a Minute
1,000 Dollars a Minute is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring Roger Pryor and Leila Hyams.[1] The film was released on October 22, 1935.[2] The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording.[3]
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| Directed by | Aubrey Scotto |
| Produced by | Nat Levine |
| Written by | Everett Freeman Claire Church Jack Natteford |
| Starring | Roger Pryor |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Ray Curtiss |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures (I) |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
A broken and pennyless newspaperman takes part in an experiment where two crazy millionaires are offering a prize of $10,000 to anyone that can spend $1,000 a minute, every minute, for 12 hours straight.
Cast
- Roger Pryor as Wally Jones
- Leila Hyams as Dorothy Summers
- Edward Brophy as Benny Dolan
- Sterling Holloway as Pete
- Edgar Kennedy as Police Officer McCarthy
- Purnell Pratt as Charlie, the Editor
- Herman Bing as Vanderbrocken
- Arthur Hoyt as Jewel clerk
- William Austin as Salesman
- Franklin Pangborn as Reville
- George Hayes as New Deal Watson
- Morgan Wallace as Big Jim Bradley
- Claude King as Robinson
References
- "1,000 Dollars a Minute". NY Times. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- 1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935), retrieved April 17, 2013
- "The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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