Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926 · 20 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy
The crotchety dean of Pinkham University blames the "bad behavior of the school's female students on a dress shop owned by Helene, and informs her he's shutting her shop down. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Napoleon has invented a plaster that restores youth. The dean accidentally sits on the plaster and reverts back to his younger days when he himself used to chase college girls. Complications ensue.
Directed by F. Richard Jones · Written by Carl Harbaugh
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Helene Chadwick Helene -
James Finlayson Dean of Pinkham University -
Ted Healy Napolean Fizz -
Burr McIntosh The President -
Charlotte Mineau The Matron
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