Tycoon John Glidden (Richard Bennett), dying though still vigorous, is so dissatisfied with his relatives and associates that, rather than will his money to any of them, he decides to give it away in million-dollar amounts to strangers picked from the city directory. We see the effect the gifts have on many different sorts of individuals. We see how the gifts affect many different sorts of individuals. Directed by James Cruze H. Bruce Humberstone Writing credits Robert Hardy Andrews (novel) Robert Sparks Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Gary Cooper ... Steve Gallagher Charles Laughton ... Phineas V. Lambert George Raft ... Eddie Jackson Jack Oakie ... Pvt. Mulligan Richard Bennett ... John Glidden Charles Ruggles ... Henry Peabody (as Charlie Ruggles) Alison Skipworth ... Emily La Rue W.C. Fields ... Rollo La Rue Mary Boland ... Mrs. Peabody Roscoe Karns ... Pvt. O'Brien May Robson ... Mrs. Mary Walker rest of cast listed alphabetically: Hooper Atchley ... Hotel desk clerk (uncredited) Irving Bacon ... Chinaware salesman (uncredited) Eddie Baker ... Second desk clerk (uncredited) Reginald Barlow ... Glidden employee (uncredited) Vangie Beilby ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Clara T. Bracy ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Harry C. Bradley ... Uniformed bank guard (uncredited) Bob Burns ... Marine sergeant (uncredited) James P. Burtis ... Jailer (uncredited) James Bush ... Bowen, teller at second bank (uncredited) Berton Churchill ... Warden (uncredited) Wallis Clark ... Mr. Monroe, bank executive (uncredited) Joyce Compton ... Marie, short order waitress (uncredited) Cecil Cunningham ... Agnes (uncredited) Frances Dee ... Mary Wallace (uncredited) Lester Dorr ... Roadblock flagman (uncredited) Louise Emmons ... Idylwood Resident (uncredited) Bess Flowers ... China customer (uncredited) Blanche Friderici ... Mrs. Garvey, Idylwood head nurse (uncredited) Wynne Gibson ... Violet Smith (uncredited) Harrison Greene ... One of Fields' drivers (uncredited) Frank Hagney ... Mike, carnival bouncer (uncredited) Samuel S. Hinds ... Lawyer (uncredited) Fred Holmes ... China store clerk (uncredited) Robert Homans ... Detective (uncredited) Lew Kelly ... Jailer (uncredited) Fred Kelsey ... Doctor/Jailer (uncredited) Tom Kennedy ... Joe, carnival bouncer (uncredited) Lydia Knott ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Marc Lawrence ... Henchman of Mike the gangster (uncredited) Edward LeSaint ... Mr. Brown (uncredited) Lucien Littlefield ... Zeb, short order cook (uncredited) Margaret Mann ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Charles McMurphy ... Mike, bank plainclothesman (uncredited) Grant Mitchell ... Prison priest (uncredited) William V. Mong ... Harry, Jackson's fence (uncredited) Herbert Moulton ... Glidden associate (uncredited) Clarence Muse ... Singing prisoner (uncredited) Gertrude Norman ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Gail Patrick ... Secretary at Idylwood (uncredited) Jack Pennick ... Sailor boyfriend (uncredited) Walter Percival ... Carnival concessionaire (uncredited) Russ Powell ... Bartender at Violet's hangout (uncredited) Gene Raymond ... John Wallace (uncredited) Tom Ricketts ... Dancing partner at Idylwood (uncredited) Willard Robertson ... Fred (uncredited) Dewey Robinson ... Papadopoulos, Idylwood Cook (uncredited) Fred Santley ... Glidden associate (uncredited) Syd Saylor ... One of Rollo's drivers (uncredited) Rolfe Sedan ... Car salesman (uncredited) Margaret Seddon ... Mrs. Small, Idylwood resident (uncredited) Edwin Stanley ... Mr. Galloway, bank manager (uncredited) Larry Steers ... Glidden associate (uncredited) John St. Polis ... Glidden associate (uncredited) Emma Tansey ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Kent Taylor ... Bank teller (uncredited) Ernest Truex ... Mr. Brown, Lambert's boss (uncredited) Morgan Wallace ... Mike, Jackson's gangster friend (uncredited) Joy Winthrop ... Idylwood resident (uncredited) Runtime:88 min Country:USA Language:English Color:Black and White Certification:USA:Approved (PCA #1415-R, 31 August 1935 for re-release) / USA:TV-G (TV rating) / USA:Passed (National Board of Review) / Sweden:Btl
