Brotherly Love_
"Dane and Arthur meet on the football field, but the numbers on their manly chests are their cell numbers."
Oscar, a tough guard at Newberry Prison, gets into an argument with Jerry, a smallish barber. He causes Jerry to be arrested as a fugitive, and gets him sent to Newberry. It's not long before both men fall in love with Mary, the daughter of the warden. Oscar gets Jerry put on the prison football team, where he is the smallest guy there, figuring that he will look like a fool in front of Mary and then she will pick Oscar. However, things don't turn out quite the way Oscar planned.
Starring
Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Jean Arthur
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Brotherly Love was released 98 years ago in 1928.
Overview
Oscar, a tough guard at Newberry Prison, gets into an argument with Jerry, a smallish barber. He causes Jerry to be arrested as a fugitive, and gets him sent...
Brotherly Love is a Drama, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 7m.
CAST (6)
Karl Dane
Oscar
George K. Arthur
Jerry
Jean Arthur
Mary
RC
Richard Carlyle
Warden Brown
Edward Connelly
Coggswell
Marcia Harris
Mrs. Coggswell
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What is Brotherly Love about?
Oscar, a tough guard at Newberry Prison, gets into an argument with Jerry, a smallish barber. He causes Jerry to be arrested as a fugitive, and gets him sent to Newberry. It's not long before both men fall in love with Mary, the daughter of the warden. Oscar gets Jerry put on the prison football team, where he is the smallest guy there, figuring that he will look like a fool in front of Mary and then she will pick Oscar. However, things don't turn out quite the way Oscar planned.
How long is Brotherly Love?
Brotherly Love has a runtime of 67 minutes (1h 7m).
Who stars in Brotherly Love?
The cast of Brotherly Love includes Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Jean Arthur, Richard Carlyle, Edward Connelly.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Comedy