There’s nothing like a light-hearted comedy to make you forget your troubles. “A Millionaire for Christy” stars two dramatic actors, Fred MacMurray and Eleanor Parker, who both were nominated for major awards and were critically acclaimed for their dramatic performances in previous films. However, each was also very adept at delivering physical as well as verbal comedy. This movie, their only film pairing, shows how funny these two performers could be.
A Funny Story
Christabel Sloane (Parker), Christy of the title, is a San Francisco lawyer’s (Douglass Dumbrille) secretary. The discrepancy between her expensive taste and her meager salary makes Christy wish for a millionaire to marry. Her wish seems to have been granted when she is assigned to go to Los Angeles to tell Peter Ulysses Lockwood (MacMurray) that his uncle has left him $2 million. According to her friend and co-worker Patsy (Una Merkel), this is her chance to get a millionaire of her own.
Peter Lockwood (Fred MacMurray) and Christy Sloane (Eleanor Parker), in "A Millionaire for Christy" Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
