Montgomery Brewster
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Montgomery Brewster is the hapless minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions in the comedy film "Brewster's Millions."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montgomery Brewster canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253721 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montgomery Brewster Context triple: [Brewster's Millions (1985 film), mainCharacter, Montgomery Brewster]
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A.
Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, best known for his years with the Atlanta Braves in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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C.
Warren Wells
Warren Wells was an American professional football wide receiver best known for his standout seasons with the Oakland Raiders in the late 1960s.
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D.
Victor Maynard
Victor Maynard is a fastidious, aging British hitman whose orderly professional life is upended when he becomes entangled with an unpredictable young woman in the dark comedy film "Wild Target."
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E.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montgomery Brewster Target entity description: Montgomery Brewster is the hapless minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions in the comedy film "Brewster's Millions."
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A.
Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, best known for his years with the Atlanta Braves in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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C.
Warren Wells
Warren Wells was an American professional football wide receiver best known for his standout seasons with the Oakland Raiders in the late 1960s.
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D.
Victor Maynard
Victor Maynard is a fastidious, aging British hitman whose orderly professional life is upended when he becomes entangled with an unpredictable young woman in the dark comedy film "Wild Target."
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E.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Brewster's Millions ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
personal integrity under pressure
ⓘ
sudden wealth ⓘ value of money ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Angela Drake
ⓘ
Rupert Horn ⓘ Spike Nolan ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Brewster's Millions (stage play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Brewster's Millions (novel)
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| centralPlotDevice | must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-hearted
ⓘ
hapless ⓘ |
| conditionOfInheritance |
must not retain assets at the end of the spending period
ⓘ
must not tell others about the terms of the will ⓘ must spend a large sum of money within a limited time ⓘ |
| conflictType | comic financial challenge ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWorkAppearedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | George Barr McCutcheon ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn |
Brewster's Millions (stage play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Brewster's Millions (1902 novel)
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy film ⓘ |
| inheritanceAmountInFilm | 30 million dollars ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | rich relative ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | minor league ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Angela Drake ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mustNotDo |
acquire lasting assets
ⓘ
destroy money or assets without receiving fair value ⓘ gamble irresponsibly beyond specified rules ⓘ give away excessive amounts to charity beyond limits set by the will ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from carefree minor-league athlete to more responsible individual ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives comedic situations through forced overspending ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationOf |
Brewster's Millions
ⓘ
surface form:
Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
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| potentialFurtherInheritance | 300 million dollars ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to successfully meet the conditions of the inheritance ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | successfully fulfills the conditions of the will (in the 1985 film) ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
responsibility and maturity
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satire of wealth and spending ⓘ |
| timeConstraintOfInheritance | 30 days ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montgomery Brewster Description of subject: Montgomery Brewster is the hapless minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions in the comedy film "Brewster's Millions."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brewster's Millions (1985 film)