Mister 880 ( Old 880 ) ( Mister Eight Eighty (Mister Eight Hundred Eighty) )

Mister 880 (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Old 880
Alternate Title: Mister Eight Eighty (Mister Eight Hundred Eighty)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1950 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Edmund Goulding

Written By:
Robert Riskin
St. Clair McKelway

Actors:
Burt Lancaster ..... Steve Buchanan
Dorothy McGuire ..... Ann Winslow
Edmund Gwenn ..... 'Skipper' Miller
Millard Mitchell ..... 'Mac' McIntire
Minor Watson ..... Judge O'Neil
Howard St. John ..... Chief
Hugh Sanders ..... Thad Mitchell
James Millican ..... Olie Johnson

Synopsis:

Based on a true story, Mister 880 is the whimsical tale of an elderly gentleman (Edmund Gwenn) who dabbles in counterfeiting. He makes only enough "funny money" to support himself, but the fact that his work is so amateurish (he can't even spell "Washington") arouses the indignation of the treasury department. Burt Lancaster, the hard-nosed treasury agent put on the case, is determined to prosecute the miscreant to the full extent of the law. In tracking down a lead, Lancaster falls in love with Dorothy McGuire, a recipient of one of the phony bills. Lancaster discovers that MCGUIRE lives in the same building as Gwenn, and after piecing together the clues arrests the old fellow. Softened by Gwenn's naivete, Lancaster and Ms. MCGUIRE arrange for a compassionate lawyer to lessen what would otherwise be a stiff prison sentence.

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.

An agent after a counterfeiter meets a girl with a forged bill and falls in love with her; the agent eventually traces the forger to be an aged junk dealer who charms the judge.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 14 May, 2011.

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