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The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927)

NR · 1927-02-27 · 1h 10m · EN
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A hilarious mixup in the corset and ladies' lingerie business, making a most thrilling and funny picture.

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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Scott SidneyDirector

Top billed cast

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Jean HersholtJean HersholtSeymour WhiteEnid BennettEnid BennettHenriettaDorothy DevoreDorothy DevoreTeddyEdgar KennedyEdgar KennedyTrayguardWalter HiersWalter HiersBondRobert AndersonRobert AndersonWrightJay BelascoJay BelascoEdgar KennedyEdgar KennedyTrayguardMathilde ComontMathilde Comont

Keywords

DetectiveNew jerseyFashionFarceLingerie

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityDetective · New Jersey · FashionDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference749354Actor preference274672 · 473780 · 337423

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What is The Wrong Mr. Wright about?

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.

How long is The Wrong Mr. Wright?

The Wrong Mr. Wright has a runtime of 70 minutes.