The Brown Derby

1h 10min

Comedy

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.

Cast

Johnny Hines

Johnny Hines

Tommy Burke
Diana Kane

Diana Kane

Edith Worthing
Ruth Dwyer

Ruth Dwyer

Betty Caldwell
Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Aunt Anna
Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

John J. Caldwell
Herbert Standing

Herbert Standing

Adolph Plummer
Harold Foshay

Harold Foshay

Frank Boyle
Bradley Barker

Bradley Barker

Robert Farrell

Release date

4th Jul 1926

Status

Released

Spoken languages