Expert: Mel - 12/4/2006

Question
i am looking for a movie name, it is about a family coming into a large sum of money. the father want to stay the same the mother wants to be high society.era of movie 40's or 50's comedy. thank you

Answer
Hello Kevin,

I'm not absolutely certain on this one, but it sounds rather similar to a film from 1952 called "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?", which starred Charles Coburn, Piper Laurie and Rock Hudson.

Here's a story outline: "Wealthy Samuel Fulton is getting older and has no family of his own. He decides to leave his estate to the family of his first love, who turned down his marriage proposal years ago because he was poor. But he wants to test the family before leaving his money to them. He takes a room in their home and a job in the father's shop. He anonymously grants them $100,000. Harriet Blaisdell moves the family into a mansion and makes plans to marry her daughter Millicent off to a socialite rather than her soda jerk boyfriend Dan. The money goes to their heads, and they soon find themselves broke, back in their old house, and back to their old lives. Father back in his shop, Millicent engaged to Dan, and everyone seemingly much happier. Hoping they learned their lesson, Fulton takes his leave of the family."

Hope that's the one.

Glad to be of help. Cheers.........Mel.