The Millionaire
The Betty Hawley Story
TV Flash files “The Betty Hawley Story” as the first listed hour of season 5 — The Millionaire (1955–1960) on CBS, season 5, episode 1, aired 1958-09-03, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E01: listed hour 134 of 206 in the The Millionaire guide, first listed hour of season 5. It aired 1958-09-03 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Russ White Story” (S04E35). Next is “The Norman Conover Story” (S05E02).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Betty Hawley Story sit in the The Millionaire guide?
S05E01 is listed hour 134 of 206 — first listed hour of season 5, season 5 episode 1.
When did The Millionaire S05E01 air?
The Betty Hawley Story aired 1958-09-03 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.…