Make Mine a Million

Make Mine a Million

77 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1959

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.

Make Mine a Million

77 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1959

Make Mine a Million
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Jack Hylton Productions, Elstree Independent Films Limited
Original title Make Mine a Million
Directors Yvonne Richards, Lance Comfort
Writers Jack Francis, Peter Blackmore

Cast

Arthur Askey

as Arthur Ashton

Sid James

as Sid Gibson

Dermot Walsh

as Martin Russell

Olga Lindo

as Mrs. Burgess

Clive Morton

as National TV Director General

George Margo

as Assistant

Lionel Murton

as Commercial TV Director

Kenneth Connor

as Anxious Husband

Sally Barnes

as Sally

Leigh Madison

as Diana

Bruce Seton

as Supt. James

Tom Gill

as Mr. Langtree

Richard Caldicot

as Assistant Director General

David Nettheim

as Professor

Sabrina

as Herself

Tommy Trinder

as Himself

Barbara Windsor

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

as Robber (uncredited)

Dickie Henderson

as Himself