| DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Money Madness is a 1948 American film directed by Sam Newfield. Steve Clark (Hugh Beaumont) rides on a Los Angeles-bound bus and gets off in a small town on the way. He first hides a large amount of cash he had been carrying in his suitcase. Then, he obtains a job, which leads him to a chance encounter with Julie Saunders (Frances Rafferty), a local woman in her twenties. Julie lives with an elderly, bitter aunt who makes her life miserable. Clark, with his charm and original outlook on life, instantly becomes a ray of sunlight for her, and they quickly marry. However, Clark soon admits to her that the marriage is part of a plan he has crafted. This plan will help him launder a large amount of ill-gotten cash. But it also involves murder and will make Julie an accessory to murder, against her own will. Cast Hugh Beaumont as Steve Clark Frances Rafferty as Julie Harlan Warde as Donald Cecil Weston as Cora Ida Moore as Mrs. Ferguson Danny Morton as Rogers Joel Friedkin as Mr. Wagner Lane Chandler as Policeman Eugene Hugh Beaumont (February 16, 1909 -- May 14, 1982) was an American actor and television director. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church. Beaumont is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver, the husband of June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley) and the father of Wally (Tony Dow) and Beaver (Jerry Mathers) on the television series, Leave It to Beaver (1957--1963). In 1931, Beaumont began his career in show ... |
