![]() ![]() He tells Cordy that he is fascinated with the invention of the automobile and wants to head to Detroit, Michigan, to make his fortune there, instead of taking over his family's tobacco business. Cordy's roommate teaches her how to lure men with feminine wiles, and at a social dance hosted by her aunt and uncle, Cordy meets Angier Buchanan Duke ( John Davidson) and they fall in love. Biddle reluctantly lets Cordy go to a boarding school as well after some prodding from both Cordy and from his Aunt Mary ( Gladys Cooper). She is frustrated by her apparent inability to attract suitors and wants to see what is beyond the Biddle manor. Their daughter, Cordy ( Lesley Ann Warren), is a tomboy with a mean right hook who was educated by private tutors and has had limited contact with conventional society. Their two sons, Tony and Livingston ( Paul Petersen and Eddie Hodges) are headed off to boarding school, not to be seen again. His wife, Cordelia ( Greer Garson), stands quietly by, accepting his eccentricities with a sense of pride and class. He is also anxious to get America into the war in Europe, despite the government's policy of neutrality. Biddle busies himself with his Biddle Boxing and Bible School (located in his stable) and with his alligators in the conservatory. Biddle takes a liking to him immediately. Even though the family is a bit strange, Lawless soon learns that he fits right in. In autumn of 1916, Irish immigrant John Lawless ( Tommy Steele) has applied for a butler position with eccentric Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. The film was the last live-action musical film to be produced by Disney before his death on December 15, 1966. Walt Disney acquired the rights to the play in the early 1960s. Carothers was adapted from the play, based on the book My Philadelphia Father by Cordelia Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothers, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design by Bill Thomas. The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle. ![]()
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