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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Millionaire | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| anonymousGiftsAmount | one million dollars ⓘ |
| assistantRole | delivers checks for one million dollars to selected recipients ⓘ |
| benefactorAssistantCharacter | Michael Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefactorCharacter | John Beresford Tipton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
morality and personal choice
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sudden wealth and its impact on ordinary people ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
John Beresford Tipton Jr.
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Michael Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingNarrationFeature | reflection on the consequences of the gift ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Don Fedderson
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Fred Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | syndication after original CBS run ⓘ |
| episodeFormat | self-contained stories with different guest characters each week ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Don Fedderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1960-06-07 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1955-01-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
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drama ⓘ |
| hasMysteriousBenefactor | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John Beresford Tipton Jr.
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Michael Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Marvin Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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Paul Frees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Don Fedderson
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Fred Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Television
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Don Fedderson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timeSlot | weekly series ⓘ |
| typicalRuntimeMinutes | 30 ⓘ |
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