Mil Dólares por Minuto

Roger Pryor is a nice guy, but money slips through his fingers before he can spend it. When the jeweler will not let him have Leila Hyam's engagement riing on credit, she calls it off. But two wacky millionaires make a bet that no one can spend $1000 A Minute, and offer him $10,000 if he can do it, with Edward Brophy to go along to make sure he doesn't violate the terms -- he must buy real things, and they cannot be investments.

Like me, you'll identify this as a variation on George Barr McCutcheon's BREWSTER'S MILLIONS. I found it an amiable enough farce with Brophy getting most of the funny bits -- a bit of a surprise to me to find him actually getting some laughs, particularly when paired with a Great Dane. This is very early days for Monogram Pictures, so they have a good assortment of talent on view, including Sterling Holloway, Edgar Kennedy, Herman Bing, Franklin Pangborn, and even George 'Gabby' Hayes. It's also remarkable for being the bet print of any Republic picture I've ever seen. Over all, it's ok: like many comedies in this era, it's more frantic tan funny, but it does have its funny moments.