The Millionaire
The Story of Matt Kirby
TV Flash files “The Story of Matt Kirby” as the first listed hour of season 4 — The Millionaire (1955–1960) on CBS, season 4, episode 1, aired 1957-09-18, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 99 of 206 in the The Millionaire guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1957-09-18 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Bob Fielding Story” (S03E38). Next is “The Pete Marlowe Story” (S04E02).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Story of Matt Kirby sit in the The Millionaire guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 99 of 206 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did The Millionaire S04E01 air?
The Story of Matt Kirby aired 1957-09-18 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Michael Anthony delivering the check. The unseen Tipton and the stranger's windfall are the entire machine from week one.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Millionaire is sudden wealth as a weekly moral lab: Michael Anthony delivers a tax-free million from unseen patron John Beresford Tipton, then money ruins or redeems a stranger. High-concept anthology. Watch it now as the ancestor of every what-would-you-do-with-a-windfall reality premise, played as drama.
So about the check. (I said spoiler-free. The premise is the spoiler, and it is the whole fandom.) Every week on CBS, 1955–1960, executive secretary Michael Anthony — Marvin Miller — delivers a $1 million check from unseen tycoon John Beresford Tipton to an ordinary person, and the episode tracks the consequences. The Millionaire is sudden wealth as a weekly moral laboratory, high concept before the term was common, Don Fedderson's 206-episode, six-season windfall machine. Tipton is heard but never shown. Peak…
Filed against
- Marvin Miller as Michael Anthony
Marvin Miller delivered the envelope as Michael Anthony on The Millionaire — sudden wealth as a weekly moral lab, a tax-free million from unseen patron John Beresford Tipton, then money ruins or redeems a stranger. High-concept anthology.…