his landlady's account, despite risking his eligibility for the will. At another, he jumps overboard to save a drowning sailor from his cruise even as his rich friends choose not to. Brewster's would-be wife Barbara Drew turns down his marriage proposal early in the year, believing him to be financially irresponsible and bound to a life of poverty, and his attempts to win her back repeatedly fail as his attention is entirely absorbed by the requirement to spend so much money. At the conclusion of the year, he succeeds in spending the last of his funds, which he has meticulously documented, and confesses his love to another woman, Peggy Gray, who has been sympathetic to his lifestyle despite knowing nothing about his challenge. Disaster strikes the night before the deadline, as his lawyers informed him that the executor of his uncle's will has vanished after liquidating all of the assets. Brewster convinces himself that he is doomed to poverty, but marries Peggy Gray, who accepts him despite the lack of wealth. Shortly after the wedding, the executor of his uncle's will arrives to inform him that he has successfully met the challenge and that he has come to deliver the money to Brewster in person. Film, theatrical, television, and radio adaptations Stage adaptation The novel was adapted into a Broadway play of the same name by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley. The play debuted at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 31, 1906. Opening night principal cast: Edward Abeles – Montgomery Brewster Leslie Bassett – Fred Gardner Gaston Bell – Horace Pettingill Cecile Breton – Trixie Clayton George Clare – Rawles Jack Devereaux – Subway Smith Sumner Gard – Archibald Vanderpool Willard Howe – Frank Bragdon Nestor Lennon – Colonel Drew Emily Lytton – Mrs. Dan De Mille Arthur Morris – Thomas Olive Murray – Barbara Drew Josephine Park – Janice Armstrong George Probert – Nopper Harrison Eugene Redding – Monsieur Bargie Albert Sackett – Mr. Grant Joseph Woodburn – Joseph MacCloud The play was later adapted into a musical, Zip Goes a Million. Film versions The novel Brewster's Millions has been adapted into many films: Television adaptation In the TV episode "Punky's Millions", from the animated version of Punky Brewster, Punky and her father Henry appear on a TV show trying to win the $40 million prize. In order to claim the grand prize, they must spend one million