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The Brown Derby

1926 1 hour 10 minutes
61/100

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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.

Released

4th July 1926

100 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 10 minutes

Finishes at 8:21am

Ratings and awards

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    6.2/10

  • TMDb Logo

    60%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    61%

Directed by

Charles Hines

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Written by

J.P. McGowan, Bert Wheeler

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