A millionaire heir burns cash faster than his trust fund breathes — and his new money manager is NOT having it.
An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his selfish spendthrift was and the money manager which is is forced/tricked into appointing.
Acting
Janet Leigh's exasperated eye rolls are a masterclass.
Production
Glorious automat scene — peak 1952 production design.
Director
Don Weis
Janet Leigh
Lucy Duncan
Peter Lawford
Mark MacLene IV
Lewis Stone
Judge Samuel Coulter
Marilyn Erskine
Gertrude Crome
Richard Anderson
Tom Winters
Douglas Fowley
Frank Pirosh
Phyllis Kirk
Young Lover on Ferry
Hanley Stafford
Mr. Blackwell
Jerry Hausner
Stanley Worth
Benny Rubin
Herbert Engel
John Eldredge
Commander Denham
Joseph Mell
Mr. Green
Ida Moore
Mrs. Morgan
William Phillips
Caddie Horace Melnick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'automats' featured were real Depression-era coin-operated cafeterias — this film captures their twilight era before they vanished entirely.
Peter Lawford was JFK's brother-in-law by this point, making his portrayal of a charming useless rich guy almost too on-the-nose.
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