Brewster's Millions is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves.
First edition cover
The yacht scene from the Broadway play. Edward Abeles played Monty Brewster on Broadway as well as in the later film.
George Barr McCutcheon was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include a series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, and the novel Brewster's Millions, which was adapted into a play and several films.
George Barr McCutcheon