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)
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