Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions is a novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902. It was adapted into a play in 1906, and the novel or play have been made into a movie seven times, with the 1985 Richard Pryor and John Candy version being best known.

Movie versions

Brewster's Millions (1914)

Director: Cecil B. DeMille & Oscar Apfel (based on the play)

Related Topics:
Cecil B. DeMille - Oscar Apfel

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Monty Brewster: Edward Abeles

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Brewster's Millions (1921)

Director: Joseph Henabery

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Screenplay: Walter Woods (based on the play)

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Monte Brewster: Roscoe Arbuckle

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Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)

Director: Clarence G. Badger

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Screenplay: Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan & Harold Shumate (based on the play)

Related Topics:
Monte Brice - Lloyd Corrigan - Harold Shumate

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Polly Brewster: Bebe Daniels

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Brewster's Millions (1935)

Director: Thornton Freeland

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Screenplay: Douglas Furber & Paul Gangelin

Related Topics:
Douglas Furber - Paul Gangelin

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Jack Brewster: Jack Buchanan

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Brewster's Millions (1945)

Director: Allan Dwan

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Screenplay: Siegfried Herzig & Wilkie C. Mahoney

Related Topics:
Siegfried Herzig - Wilkie C. Mahoney

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Monty Brewster: Dennis O'Keefe

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Three on a Spree (1961)

Director: Sidney J. Furie

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Screenplay: Siegfried Herzig & James Kelley

Related Topics:
Siegfried Herzig - James Kelley

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Michael Brewster: Jack Watling

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Supporting cast:

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• Carole Lesley - Susan
• Renee Houston - Mrs. Gray
• John Slater - Sid Johnson

Brewster's Millions (1985)

Summary

Brewster is a minor league baseball player dropped from his team. He inherits $30 million and spends it numerous ways including running for the mayor of New York City (which he wins, much to his annoyance) and getting his old baseball team to play the New York Yankees.

Related Topics:
New York City - New York Yankees

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Cast and crew

Director: Walter Hill

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Screenplay: Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris

Related Topics:
Herschel Weingrod - Timothy Harris

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Montgomery Brewster: Richard Pryor

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Supporting cast:

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• John Candy - Spike Nolan
• Lonette McKee - Angela Drake
• Stephen Collins - Warren Cox
• David White - George Granville
• Rick Moranis