Brothers Under the Chin

1924 Comedy 20 minutes Directed by Ralph Ceder

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About Brothers Under the Chin

Twin babies left at an orphanage have the same birthmark under the chin. One is adopted. Twenty years later the other is captain of a sailing ship and needs a hand. He grabs a well-dressed man. Only at the end does he learn the man is his brother. Stan Laurel stars. James Finlayson is billed. Ralph Ceder directed.

Cast & crew

More about Brothers Under the Chin

Hal Roach produced. Released June 15, 1924. The listed length is 20 minutes. Ena Gregory, Noah Young, William Gillespie, and Sammy Brooks are on the catalog cast.

Themes

  • Twins split at an orphanage
  • A birthmark under the chin
  • A kidnapping that is a reunion
  • twins
  • birthmark
  • Stan Laurel
  • ship captain
  • orphanage

Preservation

A print survives.

Notes

  • The birthmark is under the chin. That is the title.
  • The brothers do not know each other until the last scene.
  • Finlayson is in the company.
  • Laurel is the billed star.

Scenes

  • The captain finds the same mark on the man he took aboard.

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