Monty Brewster is a penniless, 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.

If you only know the 80s remake, you’re missing out on a delightful screwball comedy. Directed with typically affable, thrifty, dynamic aplomb by epoch-spanning director Allan Dwan, who sought to divert WWII audiences with such delightful froth, it remains a charmer.