The Brown Derby (1926)
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.
Director: Charles Hines
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Johnny Hines as Tommy Burke |
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Diana Kane as Edith Worthing |
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Ruth Dwyer as Betty Caldwell |
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Flora Finch as Aunt Anna |
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Edmund Breese as John J. Caldwell |
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J. Barney Sherry as Capt. Shay |
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Herbert Standing as Adolph Plummer |
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Harold Foshay as Frank Boyle |
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Bob Slater as Sam |
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Bradley Barker as Robert Farrell |
| Directing | Charles Hines | Director |
| Writing | J.P. McGowan | Writer |
| Writing | Bert Wheeler | Writer |
