The Brown Derby (film)

The Brown Derby is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Ruth Dwyer and Edmund Breese.[2] A young plumber inherits a brown Derby hat from his uncle, which is said to bring good luck to its owner. While wearing it fortune does seem to smile on him, although it is in fact a case of mistaken identity.

The Brown Derby
Directed byCharles Hines
Produced byC.C. Burr
Written byBrian Marlow (play)
E.S. Merlin (play)
J.P. McGowan
Bert Wheeler
Howard J. Green (uncredited)[1]
StarringJohnny Hines
Ruth Dwyer
Edmund Breese
CinematographyGeorge Peters
Albert Wetzel
Al Wilson
Edited byGeorge Amy
Production
company
C.C. Burr Productions
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
July 4, 1926
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
English intertitles

Cast

Preservation status

  • The film survives in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art(MOMA), UCLA Film and Television and The National Archives of Canada.[3]

References

  1. Motion Picture News; Motion Picture News, Inc (1927). Motion Picture News Booking Guide and Studio Directory (Oct 1927). Media History Digital Library. New York, Motion Picture News, Inc. pp. 125.
  2. Munden p.376
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Brown Derby

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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