The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927, English. Directed by Scott Sidney.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 27 February 1927
- Country
- United States of America
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The Wrong Mr. Wright runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Wrong Mr. Wright is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Who directed The Wrong Mr. Wright?
The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927) was directed by Scott Sidney and stars Jean Hersholt, Enid Bennett, Dorothy Devore.