BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
Synopsis
Monty Brewster is a penniless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relative. But there’s a catch: he must spend $1 million of that money in less than two months before his 30th birthday in order to inherit the rest.
Synopsis
Monty Brewster is a penniless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relative. But there’s a catch: he must spend $1 million of that money in less than two months before his 30th birthday in order to inherit the rest.
Our take
If you only know the 80s remake, you’re missing out on a delightful screwball comedy. Directed with typically affable, thrifty, dynamic aplomb by epoch-spanning director Allan Dwan, who sought to divert WWII audiences with such delightful froth, it remains a charmer.