Skinner's Big Idea
“When faster comedies are made Skinner will be the boy to make them.”
Tasked with revitalizing a stagnant firm, Skinner (Bryant Washburn) creatively challenges his older colleagues—Hemingway, Carlton, and Gibbs—inspiring them to adapt and save the company.
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Bryant Washburn
Skinner
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
William Orlamond
Hemingway
Known for
The Wind
Flesh and the Devil
James Bradbury Sr.
Carlton
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Abraham Lincoln
Robert Dudley
Gibbs
Known for
The Palm Beach Story
Sleep, My Love
Martha Sleeper
Dorothy
Known for
The Bells of St. Mary's
Hugh Trevor
Jack McLaughlin
Also in
Conspiracy
Midnight Mystery
Ethel Grey Terry
Mrs. Skinner
Known for
The Penalty
Charles Wellesley
McLaughlin
Known for
The Lost World
Ole M. Ness
Perkins
Also in
Dawn to Dawn
Hardboiled
Lynn Shores Director · Matt Taylor Writer Randolph Bartlett Writer
United States release April 24, 1928 · Produced in United States
Production
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 24, 1928
Theatrical
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