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Brewster's Millions

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After receiving his military discharge, Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) learns that his deceased uncle has left him $8 million -- with the odd stipulation that he must spend $1 million of it before noon of his 30th birthday. With two months before the day, Monty, who must also remain single and keep the terms secret, mystifies and then angers his fiancée, Peggy (Helen Walker), by postponing their wedding before discovering just how difficult it can be to spend a million dollars.

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Allan Dwan's love of financial processes is on display in this farce, and his flair for mixing normal and surreally comic characters. Jul 18, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Honestly it's hard for me to say this but I hated this movie. It was okay in the beginning but it quickly got very, very stupid and unfunny. I was hoping that the original would be better than the awful remake, but apparently it's hard to remake a film that was so bad to begin with. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very good movie. It's funny to watch someone try and spend a million dollars and it seems like it's impossible. Very enjoyable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Holds up surprisingly well. It's charmingly funny, without having to rely on slapstick. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/20 Full Review Audience Member This is a wonderful classic full of fun and humor and misunderstandings. this is well worth the time for someone who can appreciate a classic that is so funny you will laugh out loud. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Maybe not a classic, but it's fun, exciting, and interesting. What movie today can say that? This is the definitive version of Brewster's Millions. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a great movie about a person who is supposed to spend a million dollars in 2 months but can not use the money for marrage, can only donate so much of the money to charrity, and can not have any of the money in investments. It is crazy. Also he is under oath not to keep it as a secret or else he will loose all his money. it is kind of funny how he keeps earning money so he then has to spend more money and then he drives people nuts in the process. what stood out to me was some of the technology seen in this film like a television in a 1945 film. That seemed WooW because not many owned one until the 1950's. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After receiving his military discharge, Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) learns that his deceased uncle has left him $8 million -- with the odd stipulation that he must spend $1 million of it before noon of his 30th birthday. With two months before the day, Monty, who must also remain single and keep the terms secret, mystifies and then angers his fiancée, Peggy (Helen Walker), by postponing their wedding before discovering just how difficult it can be to spend a million dollars.
Director
Allan Dwan
Producer
Edward Small
Screenwriter
Wilkie C. Mahoney, Sig Herzig, Charles Rodgers
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Edward Small Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 19m