Movie
I Like Money
Comedy-drama film with a runtime of 97 minutes, released in 1961. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Mr. Topaze was based on a play by Marcel Pagnol, previously filmed twice before with John Barrymore and Fernandel. Peter Sellers stars as a French college professor, known far and wide for his integrity. He refuses to improve a grade on the paper of one student, whose influential father sees to it that Sellers is fired. Cast adrift in the business world, Sellers is hired by a crooked liquor executive (Herbert Lom) to act as "front" for the benefit of the authorities. When Sellers catches on how much money there is in the business, his honesty evaporates and he becomes as underhanded as the next fellow. The love of Joan Sims enables Sellers to change his ways before his dishonesty can become disastrous. Mr. Topaze was rereleased in 1963 as I Like Money; once again, however, no one wanted to see a "straight" Peter Sellers in a role that called out for the broad comedy he did so well.
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Cast
- Peter Sellers
- Nadia Gray
- Herbert Lom
- Leo McKern
- Martita Hunt
- John Neville
- Billie Whitelaw
- Michael Gough
- Anne Leon
- Joan Sims
- John Le Mesurier
- Pauline Shepherd
- Thomas Gallagher
- Michael Sellers
- Rodney Diak
- Peter Murton
- Don Ashton
- Stuart Freeborn
- Anthony Mendleson
- Felix Evans
- Pierre Balmain
- Pierre Rouve
- Leighton Lucas
- Geoffrey Foot
- John Wilcox
- Pamela Cornell
