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The Wrong Mr. Wright

The Wrong Mr. Wright

The Wrong Mr. Wright

A hilarious mixup in the corset and ladies' lingerie business, making a most thrilling and funny picture.

1927•1h 10m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Scott Sidney silent mistaken identity romantic comedy about a timid man, named Seymour White, who creates a new kind of ladies' lingerie. When he goes to Atlantic City to meet his lost sweetheart, he discovers she has grown fat and ugly, so he pretends to be "Mr. Wright". All kinds of comic hilarity ensue. This is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist.

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Main Cast

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Seymour White

Enid Bennett

Enid Bennett

Henrietta

Dorothy Devore

Dorothy Devore

Teddy

Walter Hiers

Walter Hiers

Bond

Jay Belasco

Jay Belasco

Mathilde Comont

Mathilde Comont

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Trayguard

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Wright

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Scott Sidney

Writing

Co-Writer: Harold Shumate
Co-Writer: James Madison

Cinematography

Director of Photography: George Robinson

Keywords

new jerseydetectivelingeriefashion

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A hilarious mixup in the corset and ladies' lingerie business, making a most thrilling and funny picture."

#2

The runtime is 70 minutes (1h 10m).

#3

The film was directed by Scott Sidney.

#4

Cinematography was handled by George Robinson.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0018599.

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Rating

10.0/10

Masterpiece

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

No Language

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Universal Jewel