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Brewster's Millions

1945 · 79 min

A breezy, good-natured romp that keeps you smiling as money slips through the hero's fingers.

Tagline
It's a HOWLUVA Lot of Fun!
Overview
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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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • love
  • friendship
  • class
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Written by
Wilkie C. Mahoney, Charles Rodgers, Sig Herzig
Starring
Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, June Havoc, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, Nana Bryant, John Litel
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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