Mister 880 (1950)
September 29, 1950Release Date
Mister 880 (1950)
September 29, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Burt Lancaster
Steve Buchanan
Edmund Gwenn
William 'Skipper' Miller
Dorothy McGuire
Ann Winslow
Millard Mitchell
'Mac' McIntire
Minor Watson
Judge O'Neil
Howard St. John
Chief
Hugh Sanders
Thad Mitchell
James Millican
Olie Johnson
George Adrian
Carlos
Polly Bailey
Woman (uncredited)
Rico Alaniz
Carlos - Spanish Interpreter
Jean Bane
Cashier (uncredited)
Edmund Goulding
Director
Gilbert Barnett
Boy (uncredited)
Robert Riskin
Writer
Edward Biby
Man in a Hallway (uncredited)
St. Clair McKelway
Writer
Robert Boon
Dutchman (uncredited)
Julian Blaustein
Producer
Sol Kaplan
Composer
Paul Bradley
Man (uncredited)
Joseph LaShelle
Cinematographer
Howland Chamberlain
Duff (uncredited)
Robert Fritch
Editor
Perdita Chandler
Cashier (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
Man (uncredited)
Victor Desny
Russian Interpreter (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
Man (uncredited)
Norman Field
Bailiff (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Policeman (uncredited)
Curt Furberg
German Man (uncredited)
Jon Gardner
Jonny (uncredited)
George Gastine
Waiter (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Diplomat (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Man Slugged by Steve in Prologue Montage (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Cafeteria Patron (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Mickey (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Cigar Store Clerk (uncredited)
Helene Hatch
Maggie (uncredited)
Whitey Haupt
Boy (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins
Boy (uncredited)
John Hiestand
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Hines
News Vendor (uncredited)
Kathleen Hughes
Secretary (uncredited)
Larry Keating
James F. Lee (Skipper's Attorney) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Passerby / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jeanne Lafayette
Diplomat (uncredited)
Mike Lally
George (Treasury Agent) (uncredited)
Eddie Lee
Chinese Interpreter (uncredited)
George Lee
Chinese Interpreter (uncredited)
Rudy Lee
Boy (uncredited)
Mickey Little
Boy (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Art Store Proprietress (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Newspaper Buyer (uncredited)
George Magrill
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Edwin Max
Mousie (uncredited)
George McDonald
Willie (uncredited)
Bill McKenzie
Jimmy (uncredited)
Joe McTurk
Gus (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Club Patron (uncredited)
Thomas Menzies
Boy (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Boy (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1950
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Mister 880 is a 1950 American light-hearted romantic drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire and Edmund Gwenn, about an amateurish counterfeiter who counterfeits only one dollar bills, and manages to elude the Secret Service for ten years. The film is based on the true story of Emerich Juettner, known by the alias Edward Mueller, an elderly man who counterfeited just enough money to survive, was careful where and when he spent his fake dollar bills, and was therefore able to elude authorities for ten years, despite the poor quality of his fakes, and despite growing interest in his case.The film was based on an article by St. Clair McKelway that was first published in The New Yorker and later collected in McKelway's book True Tales from the Annals of Crime & Rascality.
Edmund Gwenn, who played the title role, won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.
In real life, Juettner was caught and arrested in 1948, and served four months in prison. Juettner made more money from the release of Mister 880 than he had made in his entire counterfeiting career.