''Once in a Million'' is a 1936 British

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directed by

Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods (17 August 1904 – 8 February 1944) was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime ...

and starring Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Mary Brian and

Jimmy Godden Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the ...

. It was shot at the Welwyn Studios of British International Pictures near

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. Wood p.87 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a bank clerk who is left to guard a million pounds and fantasises about how he would spend the money.

Cast

* Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Pierre * Mary Brian as Suzanne * W.H. Berry as Gallivert *

Haver and Lee Haver and Lee were a British comedy duo who were active between the late 1920s and early 1940s. Haver was Clay Keyes (born Henry James Newbold; 9 December 1892 – 19 June 1970). Lee was Frank Tully (born Frank Mendoza Jr.; 14 December 1888 & ...

as Joe and Chief * Norah Gale as Princess * Billy Milton as Prince * Charles Carson asPresident * Nadine March as Josette * Iris Hoey as Mrs. Fenwick *

Veronica Rose Veronica Rose (8 July 1911 – 25 January 1968) was a British stage and film actress. During the 1930s she appeared in a number of films directed by or starring her father-in-law Tom Walls, including several Aldwych Farce adaptations. Selecte ...

as Caroline *

as Plume

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Arthur B. Woods British comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s British films Films shot at Welwyn Studios {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub