An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Gregory Peck
as Henry Adams
Ronald Squire
as Oliver Montpelier
Joyce Grenfell
as Duchess of Cromarty
A.E. Matthews
as Duke of Frognal
Maurice Denham
as Jonathan Reid
Reginald Beckwith
as Rock
Brian Oulton
as Lloyd
John Slater
as Parsons
Hartley Power
as Lloyd Hastings
George Devine
as Chop House Proprietor
Bryan Forbes
as Todd
Gudrun Ure
as Renie
