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Mister 880 is a 1950 film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn, and Millard Mitchell. It 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. The article described the case of Edward Mueller, an elderly man who counterfeited a small number of one dollar bills and who eluded the United States Secret Service for ten years. In the movie, the protagonist was named 'Skipper' Miller. However, Edward Mueller was merely an alias name. The man's real name was Emerich Juettner. The NY Sun article linked to below provides a brief life story of Juettner and his exploits.
Noteworthy of mention, as told in the NY Sun article, Juettner made more money off the release of this film than he'd made in his entire counterfeiting career.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture (Edmund Gwenn)
- Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Mystery Screenplay (Robert Riskin)
External links
- Mister 880 at the Internet Movie Database
- Mister 880 at the TCM Movie Database
- Little Old Moneymaker— (NY Sun, February 16, 2005)
The films of Edmund Goulding 1920s 1930s Paramount on Parade (segment) • The Devil's Holiday • Reaching for the Moon • Night Angel • Grand Hotel • Blondie of the Follies • Riptide • The Flame Within • That Certain Woman • White Banners • The Dawn Patrol • Dark Victory • The Old Maid • We Are Not Alone1940s 'Til We Meet Again • The Great Lie • Forever and a Day • The Constant Nymph • Claudia • Of Human Bondage • The Razor's Edge • Nightmare Alley • Everybody Does It1950s Screenplays The Perfect Lover (1919) • A Regular Girl (1919) (with Frances Marion) • A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920) • Dangerous Toys (1921) • The Devil (film) (1921) • Tol'able David (1921) (with Henry King) • Peacock Alley (1922) (with Robert Z. Leonard) • The Seventh Day (1922) • Fascination (1922) • Broadway Rose (1922) • Till We Meet Again (1922) • Heroes of the Street (1922) (with Mildred Considine) • Fury • Dark Secrets (1923) • Jazzmania (1923) • The Bright Shawl (1923) • Bright Lights of Broadway (1923) • Tiger Rose (1923) • Dante's Inferno (1924) • Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924) • The Dancers (1925) • The Fool (1925) • Havoc (1925)Categories:- 1950 films
- Films directed by Edmund Goulding
- 1950s comedy films
- American comedy films
- 1950s comedy film stubs
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