Champagne for Caesar
21 reviews
Comedy
1h 39m
1950
When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at Waters' soap company, the owner rudely turns Bottomley down. As revenge, Bottomley enters a TV quiz show...
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When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at Waters' soap company, the owner rudely turns Bottomley down. As revenge, Bottomley enters a TV quiz show that Waters' company sponsors, with the goal of winning until he bankrupts the businessman. When Bottomley keeps acing the questions, becoming a media sensation, Waters desperately calls on vixen Flame O'Neal to uncover Bottomley's area of weakness.
- DirectorRichard Whorf
- Release11 May 1950
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 39m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate21 reviews
- Productions
Cardinal Pictures, United Artists
Cast

Ronald Colman
Beauregard Bottomley

Celeste Holm
Flame O'Neill

Vincent Price
Burnbridge Waters

Barbara Britton
Gwenn Bottomley

Art Linkletter
Happy Hogan

Byron Foulger
Gerald

Vici Raaf
Waters' Secretary

John Eldredge
Executive No. 1

Lyle Talbot
Executive No. 2

John Hart
Executive No. 4

Mel Blanc
Caesar (voice)

Peter Brocco
Fortune Teller

Herbert Lytton
Chuck Johnson

George Meader
Mr. Brown

Robert Clarke
Actor in Movie at Drive-In

Sayre Dearing
Audience Extra

Bess Flowers
Backstage Woman at Hollywood Bowl

Lee Phelps
Neighbor

Larry Steers
Television Viewer

Albert Einstein
Himself

Jean Spangler
TV Studio Audience Member
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