 However, he has to postpone the wedding after he learns of a strange windfall.His deceased uncle has left him $8 million, but he can inherit the money only if he can spend a million of it before his 30th birthday, October 13, 1944, only two months away, without keeping any assets.The lawyer explains that Brewster's relative hoped it would make him so sick of spending that the rest of the fortune would not be wasted.