Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

Directed by	Sidney J. Furie
Produced by	Edward Small (executive) George Fowler David E. Rose (executive)
Starring	Jack Watling
Music by	Ken Thorne
Cinematography	Stephen Dade
Edited by	Bert Rule
Production company	Caralan Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	November 1961
Running time	83 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Three on a Spree is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Sidney J. Furie, based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions, which had been previously filmed by Edward Small in 1945.^[1] ^[2]

Plot

Michael Brewster stands to inherit £8000,000; but only on condition he spends the first million in sixty days.

Cast

Jack Watling as Michael Brewster
Carole Lesley as Susan
Renee Houston as Mrs. Gray
John Slater as Sid Johnson
Colin Gordon as Mitchell
John Salew as Mr. Monkton
Julian Orchard as Walker
Libby Morris as Trixie
Cardew Robinson as Micki
Ernest Clark as Colonel Drew
Ronald Adam as Judge

Critical reception

The New York Times found it "all unbelievable and more than a little unpleasant." ^[3]

References

↑ 'Three on a Spree' Archer, Eugene. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 31 Aug 1961: 22.
↑ Sandra Brennan. "Three on a Spree (1961) - Sidney J. Furie - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D07E7DA123DEE3ABC4950DFBE66838A679EDE

External links

Three on a Spree at the Internet Movie Database
Three on a Spree at TCMDB

Films directed by Sidney J. Furie

A Dangerous Age (1958)
A Cool Sound from Hell (1959)
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
The Snake Woman (1961)
Three on a Spree (1961)
During One Night (1961)
The Young Ones (1961)
The Boys (1962)
The Leather Boys (1964)
Wonderful Life (1964)
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Appaloosa (1966)
The Naked Runner (1967)
The Lawyer (1970)
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Hit! (1973)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
Gable and Lombard (1976)
The Boys in Company C (1978)
The Entity (1981)
Purple Hearts (1984)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
Ladybugs (1992)
Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995)
Hollow Point (1996)
Top of the World (1997)
The Rage (1997)
Married to a Stranger (1997)
In Her Defense (1998)
My 5 Wives (2000)
Cord (2001)
Under Heavy Fire (2001)
The Fraternity (2002)
Global Heresy (2002)
Partners in Action (2002)
Detention (2003)
Direct Action (2004)
American Soldiers (2005)
The Veteran (2006)
The Dependables (2014)

George Barr McCutcheon's Brewster's Millions

Film	Brewster's Millions (1914) Brewster's Millions (1921) Brewster's Millions (1935) Brewster's Millions (1945) Three on a Spree (1961) Brewster's Millions (1985) Arunachalam (1997)

Other	Zip Goes a Million (1951 musical)

Films produced by Edward Small

1910-20s	Who's Your Neighbor? (1917) The Sporting Lover (1926) The Cohens and Kellys (1926) The Gorilla (1927) McFadden's Flats (1927) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) My Man (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Song of Love (1929)

1930s	Clancy in Wall Street (1930) Igloo (1932) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Palooka (1933) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) Let 'Em Have It (1935) Red Salute (1935) The Melody Lingers On (1935) The Last of the Mohicans (1936) The Bride Walks Out (1936) We Who Are About to Die (1937) Sea Devils (1937) New Faces of 1937 (1937) Super-Sleuth (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) The Duke of West Point (1938) King of the Turf (1939) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

1940s	My Son, My Son! (1940) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) South of Pago Pago (1940) Kit Carson (1940) International Lady (1941) The Corsican Brothers (1941) A Gentleman After Dark (1942) Twin Beds (1942) Miss Annie Rooney (1942) Friendly Enemies (1942) Up in Mabel's Room (1944) Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) Brewster's Millions (1945) Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) Temptation (1946) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) T-Men (1947) The Black Arrow (1948) The Fuller Brush Man (1948) Raw Deal (1948) Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) Black Magic (1949)

1950s	Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) The Iroquois Trail (1950) Valentino (1951) Lorna Doone (1951) The Texas Rangers (1951) Indian Uprising (1952) Scandal Sheet (1952) The Brigand (1952) Cripple Creek (1952) Kansas City Confidential (1952) The Bandits of Corsica (1953) Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) Dragon's Gold (1953) Gun Belt (1953) The Neanderthal Man (1953) 99 River Street (1953) Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) Sabre Jet (1953) The Steel Lady (1953) Wicked Woman (1953) Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) Khyber Patrol (1954) The Lone Gun (1954) Overland Pacific (1954) Return to Treasure Island (1954) Southwest Passage (1954) Down Three Dark Streets (1954) New York Confidential (1955) The Naked Street (1955) Top Gun (1955) Comanche (1955) Gun Brothers (1956) UFO (1956) Chicago Confidential (1957) 5 Steps to Danger (1957) Gun Duel in Durango (1957) The Iron Sheriff (1957) Monkey on My Back (1957) Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) Hong Kong Confidential (1958) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) Witness for the Prosecution (1958) The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959) Inside the Mafia (1959) Invisible Invaders (1959) Pier 5, Havana (1959) Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) Solomon and Sheba (1959) Timbuktu (1959) (had name removed from credits) Vice Raid (1959)

1960s	Cage of Evil (1960) Dog's Best Friend (1960) Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) The Music Box Kid (1960) Noose for a Gunman (1960) Oklahoma Territory (1960) Three Came to Kill (1960) The Walking Target (1960) Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) The Cat Burglar (1961) Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) Frontier Uprising (1961) Five Guns to Tombstone (1961) The Flight that Disappeared (1961) The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961) Gun Fight (1961) Mary Had a Little... (1961) Operation Bottleneck (1961) Police Dog Story (1961) Secret of Deep Harbor (1961) The Snake Woman (1961) Three on a Spree (1961) When the Clock Strikes (1961) You Have to Run Fast (1961) The Greengage Summer (1961) Beauty and the Beast (1962) The Clown and the Kid (1962) Deadly Duo (1962) Gun Street (1962) Incident in an Alley (1962) Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Saintly Sinners (1962) Tower of London (1962) Diary of a Madman (1963) Twice Told Tales (1963) I'll Take Sweden (1965) Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) Frankie and Johnny (1966) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) The File of the Golden Goose (1969) The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)

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