$1,000 a Minute poster

$1,000 a Minute( 1935)

TV-MAComedy
58%
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A CARLOAD OF LAUGHS YOU'D WALK A MILE TO SEE!

Overview

Two rich and wealthy millionaires who have a lot of money bet that reporter Wally Jones can't spend $720,000 in twelve hours.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Roger Pryor

      Wally Jones

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      Leila Hyams

      Dorothy Summers

    3. cast image

      Edward Brophy

      Benny Dolan

    4. cast image

      Sterling Holloway

      Pete

    5. cast image

      Edgar Kennedy

      Police Officer McCarthy

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      Purnell Pratt

      Charlie, the Editor

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      Herman Bing

      Vanderbrocken

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      Arthur Hoyt

      Jewel clerk

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      William Austin

      Salesman

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      Franklin Pangborn

      Reville

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      George 'Gabby' Hayes

      New Deal Watson

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      Morgan Wallace

      Big Jim Bradley

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 29 2025
    “Wally” (Roger Pryor) is a debt-ridden hack who is desperate to buy an engagement ring for his fiancée “Dorothy” (Leila Hans) but can’t even afford the cab fare. Then his editor fires him and he heads to the casino! He doesn’t do much better there so decides to tap up one of the wealthy gents who frequent the place. As luck would have it, he and one of his equally wealthy chums had just made a bet on whether it could be possible to spend $1,000 per minutes for twelve hours. That makes a grand total of $720k! They decide to give “Wally” a chance to earn a bonus of $10,000 if he can hit that targ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • contest
    • reporter
    • millionaire