So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods. The screenplay concerns a man who impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt.
| So's Your Uncle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Written by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Starring | Billie Burke and Donald Woods |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | December 1, 1945 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Billie Burke as Aunt Minerva
- Donald Woods as Steve Curtis aka Uncle John
- Elyse Knox as Patricia Williams
- Frank Jenks as Joe Elliott
- Robert Lowery as Roger Bright
- Irving Bacon as Dempster
- Chester Clute as Dinwiddle
- Paul Stanton as John L, Curtis
- Jack Norton as Drunk
- Tom Kennedy as Cop
- John Dilson as Stevens
Lawsuit
The film was part of a lawsuit by Harold Lloyd against Universal Pictures. He claims they copied sequences from his films, The Freshman, Movie Crazy and Welcome Danger in their films Her Lucky Night, So's Your Uncle and Lucky Man.[1] The court awarded Lloyd $60,000 for Movie Crazy being infringed by So's Your Uncle. He settled with Universal for more than $100,000 for the other two films.[2]
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References
- "LLOYD FILM FIRM SUES FOR $1,815,000: Charges Universal Co. With Infringement of Copyrights on Three Pictures". New York Times. Apr 5, 1945. p. 26.
- "MANUFACTURER'S AGENT EDWIN A. POWELL DIES". Los Angeles Times. Nov 11, 1947. p. A16.
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