Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

20 mins | Comedy | Oct. 2, 1926

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.

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

20 mins | Comedy | Oct. 2, 1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
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.
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Directors Sherbourne Shields, F. Richard Jones, Stan Laurel
Writers Jerome Storm, Hal Yates, Carl Harbaugh, James Parrott

Cast

Helene Chadwick

as Helene

James Finlayson

as Dean of Pinkham University

Ted Healy

as Napolean Fizz

Burr McIntosh

as The President

Charlotte Mineau

as The Matron