The Wright Idea_
"Girls, Giggles and Gags! Love Larks and Laughs! With Johnny's inimitable pep just oozing right out of the screen into your heart!"
A chipper young inventor seems to have a stroke of good luck when an eccentric millionaire gives him a yacht as a gift… but the “millionaire” is really an escapee from an asylum and the yacht is being used to smuggle illicit spirits by a gang of bootleggers. Can’t win ‘em all…
Starring
Johnny Hines, Louise Lorraine, Edmund Breese
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Wright Idea was released 98 years ago in 1928.
Overview
A chipper young inventor seems to have a stroke of good luck when an eccentric millionaire gives him a yacht as a gift… but the “millionaire” is really an es...
The Wright Idea is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 10m.
CAST (7)
Johnny Hines
Johnny Wright
Louise Lorraine
Helen
Edmund Breese
Mr. Filbert
Fred Kelsey
M. T. Flatt
Henry A. Barrows
Mr. Smoot
Henry Hebert
Mr. Stein
Walter James
Captain Sandy
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What is The Wright Idea about?
A chipper young inventor seems to have a stroke of good luck when an eccentric millionaire gives him a yacht as a gift… but the “millionaire” is really an escapee from an asylum and the yacht is being used to smuggle illicit spirits by a gang of bootleggers. Can’t win ‘em all…
How long is The Wright Idea?
The Wright Idea has a runtime of 70 minutes (1h 10m).
Who stars in The Wright Idea?
The cast of The Wright Idea includes Johnny Hines, Louise Lorraine, Edmund Breese, Fred Kelsey, Henry A. Barrows.
GENRES (1)
Comedy