Mister Mustard's Millions

Mister Mustard's Millions

1926 · 51 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

When bored American billionaire Charles Vanel is amused by the happiness of poor railroad man Nicolas Koline, he offers him a wager: if Koline and his family can spend 20,000 francs a day (about $11,000 in current American money) for a year, then he'll give him a nice pension. The rest of the movie is about the poor man and his family's efforts to win the bet.

Directed by Nicolas Koline

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