The Millionaire (TV series)

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The Millionaire is an American anthology drama television series from the 1950s in which a mysterious benefactor anonymously gives one million dollars to different people each episode, exploring how sudden wealth transforms their lives.

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instanceOf television series ⓘ
anonymousGiftsAmount one million dollars ⓘ
assistantRole delivers checks for one million dollars to selected recipients ⓘ
benefactorAssistantCharacter Michael Anthony ⓘ
benefactorCharacter John Beresford Tipton Jr. ⓘ
broadcastFormat black-and-white ⓘ
centralTheme morality and personal choice ⓘ
sudden wealth and its impact on ordinary people ⓘ
characterPortrayed John Beresford Tipton Jr. ⓘ
Michael Anthony ⓘ
closingNarrationFeature reflection on the consequences of the gift ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Don Fedderson ⓘ
Fred Henry ⓘ
distributionFormat syndication after original CBS run ⓘ
episodeFormat self-contained stories with different guest characters each week ⓘ
executiveProducer Don Fedderson ⓘ
filmingLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
finalAired 1960-06-07 ⓘ
firstAired 1955-01-19 ⓘ
genre anthology ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasMysteriousBenefactor true ⓘ
mainCharacter John Beresford Tipton Jr. ⓘ
Michael Anthony ⓘ
narrationBy Marvin Miller ⓘ
notableFor exploring how anonymous gifts of great wealth change recipients’ lives ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 207 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 5 ⓘ
openingNarrationFeature explanation of the premise and introduction of the week’s recipient ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyBroadcastAs prime-time network television series ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
originalRunEndDecade 1960s ⓘ
originalRunStartDecade 1950s ⓘ
plotSummary Each episode centers on a different person who receives an anonymous tax-free gift of one million dollars from a mysterious benefactor. ⓘ
portrayedBy Marvin Miller ⓘ
Paul Frees ⓘ
producer Don Fedderson ⓘ
Fred Henry ⓘ
productionCompany CBS Television ⓘ
Don Fedderson Productions ⓘ
setInPeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ
timeSlot weekly series ⓘ
typicalRuntimeMinutes 30 ⓘ

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Lucy Marlow → notableWork → The Millionaire (TV series) ⓘ
Richard Eyer → notableWork → The Millionaire (TV series) ⓘ
Lowell S. Hawley → wrote → The Millionaire (television episodes) ⓘ
linked to: The Millionaire (TV series)