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The Millionaire Groom (1959) | Slate

The Millionaire Groom

داماد میلیونر

A Lost Persian Film. A poor young man is infatuated with the daughter of a wealthy businessman. In order to get close to the girl, the young man introduces himself as an Indian millionaire, and the girl's greedy father accepts him. But soon the young man's lie is exposed, and just as the father is about to hand him over to the law, news arrives that a large inheritance has been transferred to the young man. Thus, the wealthy businessman changes his mind again and marries his daughter to the young man.

Released: 1959
Runtime: 1h 30m
Country: Iran
Language: Persian

Direction and writing

Salar EshghiDirector, Writer

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Cast

Gholamhossein Bahmanyar
Sima
AliMohammad Noorbakhsh

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