So's Your Uncle Explained

So's Your Uncle
Director:Jean Yarbrough
Starring:Billie Burke and Donald Woods
Studio:Universal Pictures
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Runtime:65 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

So's Your Uncle is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods.

Plot

A man impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt.

Cast

Lawsuit

The film was part of a lawsuit by Harold Lloyd against Universal Pictures. He claims that the film's writer, Clyde Bruckman, copied sequences from Lloyd's 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] Bruckman had previously worked with Lloyd on Movie Crazy and Welcome Danger.

Notes and References

  1. News: LLOYD FILM FIRM SUES FOR $1,815,000: Charges Universal Co. With Infringement of Copyrights on Three Pictures. Apr 5, 1945. New York Times. 26.
  2. News: MANUFACTURER'S AGENT EDWIN A. POWELL DIES. Nov 11, 1947. Los Angeles Times. A16.