Brewster's Millions(1945)
It's a HOWLUVA Lot of Fun!
Monty Brewster is a pennyless, 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.
Movie: Brewster's Millions
Top 10 Billed Cast
Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
Peggy Gray
Trixie Summers
Jackson
Barbara Drew
Mikhail Mikhailovich
Mrs. Gray
Swearengen Jones
Hacky Smith
Mr. Grant
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Monty Brewster is a pennyless, 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.
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1945-04-07
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It's a HOWLUVA Lot of Fun!
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