Brewster's Millions Overview:

Brewster's Millions (1945) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Allan Dwan and produced by Edward Small.

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Remade several times from silent days to the late 1980s, presumably because the story is pure escapist wish fulfillment. In this version, an ex-GI must spend a million dollars in a year's time in order to inherit an even greater fortune.

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Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)

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Best Music - ScoringLou ForbesNominated
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Brewster's Millions (1945).

By Dawn Sample on Mar 24, 2013 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Brewster's Millions (1945), is one of the many of adaptations of the novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. The film was banned in Memphis, Tennessee because the character of an African-American servant, portrayed by Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, was treated too well. Directed by Allan Dwan... Read full article


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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 31, 1947 with Dennis O'Keefe reprising his film role.
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