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Mister 880
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Mister 880

1950-09-29 · 90 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Crime · Romance

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.

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Directors
Edmund Goulding
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Burt LancasterBurt LancasterSteve Buchanan
Dorothy McGuireDorothy McGuireAnn Winslow
Edmund GwennEdmund GwennWilliam "Skipper" Miller
Millard MitchellMillard Mitchell"Mac" McIntire
Minor WatsonMinor WatsonJudge O'Neil
Howard St. JohnHoward St. JohnChief
Hugh SandersHugh SandersThad Mitchell
James MillicanJames MillicanOlie Johnson
George AdrianCarlos (uncredited)
Rico AlanizRico AlanizCarlos (Spanish Interpreter) (uncredited)
Polly BaileyWoman (uncredited)
Jean BaneCashier (uncredited)
Gilbert BarnettBoy (uncredited)
Edward BibyMan in a Hallway (uncredited)
Robert BoonDutchman (uncredited)
Paul BradleyMan (uncredited)
Howland ChamberlainHowland ChamberlainDuff (uncredited)
Perdita ChandlerCashier (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' ChissellNoble 'Kid' ChissellObserver on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Jack DalyCourt Clerk (uncredited)

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