Marvin Miller: Michael Anthony

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Tipton is seen sitting atop a horse. Only his back from the shoulders down is visible to viewers. Tipton is wearing riding clothes and boots. Anthony is standing on the ground beside the animal]  I'll get those cables off at once, sir.

  John Beresford Tipton : Good.

  [Tipton reaches into his pocket and retrieves an envelope, which he hands to Anthony] 

  John Beresford Tipton : And here's another chore for you, Mike. Let's make this buckaroo a millionaire.

  [Chuckles. Anthony accepts the envelope as Tipton rides off] 

• Michael Anthony : [to the viewers]  Luke Fortune's story begins in the county seat of Bailey County, Texas, ten miles from West Muleshoe.

• Michael Anthony : [to the viewers]  How do you do? My name is Michael Anthony, When John Beresford Tipton, one of the world's richest men, made me his confidential secretary, I was prepared for duties that were out of the ordinary. But playing Santa Claus all year round, year after year, I never expected. From his secluded, castle-like home, Silverstone, John Beresford Tipton ruled his financial empire, pursued his hobby: the study of human nature. To dozens of men and women, he made an outright gift of $1,000,000. These overnight millionaires never knew the name of their benefactor. It was I who saw their astonished faces, heard their stumbling thanks. For John Beresford Tipton,

  [Displaying a pile of folders] 

  Michael Anthony : I kept these records of their lives as millionaires. Now, after his passing, as he wished me to do, I am making public their stories in human behavior, the case histories of millionaires.

  [Much of Tipton's body, from his shoulders down, are shown atop a horse. Tipton is wearing riding clothes and boots] 

  Michael Anthony : Often my morning conference with my employer took place just as he was starting out for his morning ride.