Sidney Bracey, born in Melbourne in 1877, was an Australian-born American actor whose extensive career spanned over three decades. He appeared in the 1933 comedy What! No Beer?, where his performance added a distinct flavor to the film's zany humor. Bracey's journey began in the 1890s with stage performances in Australia, later transitioning to Broadway and British productions. His diverse background in theater and opera enriched his film roles, making him a notable figure in the realm of early cinema.
What! No Beer?
Although he has never met her, Elmer Butts loves Hortense secretly and from afar. He dreams of making a million dollars so he can buy her a Rolls automobile and marry her. With prohibition apparently on the verge of ending, Elmer's friend Jimmy Potts gets an idea to make them both rich by opening a brewery just before the legalization of alcoholic beverages. Their timing is off, and the police raid them, but their inept brewing has created a beer with no alcohol, so they are let off. But it has also resulted in a cheaply made beer, and bootlegger Spike Moran realizes that he can vastly increase his profits by partnering with Elmer and Jimmy. But none of them reckons with the competitor, another bootlegger, gangster Butch Lorado. Butch has a girlfriend....Elmer's dream girl, Hortense.
