hot million be a delightful comedy that be make even well by the presence of the marvelous cast assemble for it . the movie be a tribute to the genius of peter ustinov and who write the screen play and appear a the key figure of an enterprising embezzler . the movie and direct by eric till and doesn not show sign of have date a terribly and a some others from that period . at the center of the action be a friendly man and marcus pendleton and who and before be release from prison and fix the income tax form for the warden and who be amaze of the refund he be owe by the government . marcus and who be a genius at number and see opportunity where others wouldn not . he start work for a firm that use the late computer for it accounting and but pendleton be a resourceful man who find a way to take advantage of the system and establishes different phony account in different part of the continent . marcus be assign a secretary and who also happen to have a flat in his building . the inept patty be see work a a bus fare taker who manage to make a mess of everything . how she land a job a a secretary be beyond comprehension and but thing be never the same in the office when the creepy willard gnatpole decide to go after her and but have no fear and patty heart belong to marcus and who be an accomplished pianist and she be a flutist and they make beautiful music together . the best thing in the film be peter ustinov . he clearly understand how marcus should be play and run away with the film . mr. ustinov give an assured account of the embezzler . the excellent maggie smith be also at her best with her take on patty and the kind woman who adore marcus and who prove to be a genius herself when it come to invest the money she find in marcus pocket . karl malden be perfect a the american in charge of the corporation . bob newhart also appear a gnatpole and the man who desire patty and but can not get her to reciprocate . the marvelous robert morley be see a caesar smith and whose identity marcus have assume . cesar romero appear also in a cameo role a an airport custom inspector . hot million will delight everyone look for a fun time in the company of that unsavory and but charm character and marcus pendleton .