
Make Mine a Million
1959-02-24 · 77 min · ★ 7.7
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
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- Directors
- Lance Comfort
- Production companies
- Jack Hylton Productions, Elstree Independent Films Limited
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Arthur AskeyArthur Ashton
Sidney JamesSid Gibson
Dermot WalshMartin Russell
Olga LindoMrs. Burgess
Clive MortonNational TV Director General
Lionel MurtonCommercial TV Director
Bernard CribbinsJack
Kenneth ConnorAnxious Husband
Sally BarnesSally
Leigh MadisonDiana
Bruce SetonSupt. James
Tom GillMr. Langtree
Richard CaldicotAssistant Director General
David NettheimProfessor
SabrinaHerself
Tommy TrinderHimself
Barbara WindsorTelephone Operator (uncredited)
Sam KyddRobber (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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