The Brown Derby

Overview

Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith Worthing and her Aunt Anna are expecting Edith's wealthy uncle, Adolph Plummer, from Australia. On a call to their house, Tommy is mistaken for the uncle, being announced as "a plumber," and soon a mutual romance develops with Edith. They are wedded by mistake when serving as witnesses to marriage by elopement. Farrell, a rival for Edith, learns of Tommy's deception and persuades Edith to elope with him; but Tommy follows in hot pursuit, in his pajamas and derby. At the last minute, a message arrives telling Edith that she and Tommy are already married.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 4, 1926

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

C.C. Burr Productions Inc.

Cast

Diana Kane,Flora Finch,Bob Slater,J. Barney Sherry,Johnny Hines,Ruth Dwyer,Herbert Standing,Bradley Barker,Edmund Breese,Harold Foshay

Director

Charles Hines

Writer

Bert Wheeler,J.P. McGowan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0016689