What Happened to Jones
Brief Synopsis
On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided by the police, he escapes into a Turkish bath on ladies night, ending up disguised in drag and with difficult explanations to make.
Cast & Crew
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William A. Seiter
Director
Reginald Denny
Tom Jones
Marian Nixon
Lucille Bigbee
Melbourne Macdowell
Mr. Bigbee
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Bigbee
Otis Harlan
Ebenezer Goodly
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan
31,
1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play What Happened to Jones; an Original Farce in Three Acts by George H. Broadhurst (New York, 1910).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,726ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Tom Jones, a young man of wealth and irreproachable character, is inveigled on the eve of his wedding to attend a poker party given by his henpecked friend Ebenezer Goodly. The party is raided, but Tom and Ebenezer escape the police by ducking into a ladies' turkish bath. The police are called, and the two exit in the guise of female clients. The police find Tom's wallet and look for him at his fiancée's home. The two make their way to Ebenezer's house, and Tom dons the clothes of Ebenezer's brother, a bishop, who is expected to arrive soon. Complications arise when the bishop does arrive to officiate at the wedding. In the end, Tom is finally married by the bishop in a speeding automobile while being pursued by the police.
Director
William A. Seiter
Director
Cast
Reginald Denny
Tom Jones
Marian Nixon
Lucille Bigbee
Melbourne Macdowell
Mr. Bigbee
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Bigbee
Otis Harlan
Ebenezer Goodly
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Goodly
Margaret Quimby
Marjorie Goodly
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Richard
William Austin
Henry Fuller
Nina Romano
Minerva Starlight
Zasu Pitts
Hilda
John Elliott
The bishop
Edward Cecil
Smith
Broderick O'farrell
Rector
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan
31,
1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play What Happened to Jones; an Original Farce in Three Acts by George H. Broadhurst (New York, 1910).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,726ft
(7 reels)
