Broadway Jones (film)
Broadway Jones is a lost[1] 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Kaufman and starring George M. Cohan, in his film debut, in a motion picture based on his 1912 play, Broadway Jones.[2][3][4]
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George M. Cohan and Ida Darling in publicity photo, 1917
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Kaufman |
| Based on | Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan |
| Produced by | George M. Cohan |
| Starring | George M. Cohan |
| Cinematography | Lawrence E. Williams |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Though no known copies survive of the film, a 1931 Paramount promotional film, The House That Shadows Built, contains a clip of Cohan which may be from either Broadway Jones or one of two other lost Cohan silent films from around the same time.
Cast
- George M. Cohan as Broadway Jones
- Marguerite Snow as Josie Richards
- Russell Bassett as Andrew Jones
- Crauford Kent as Robert Wallace (credited as Crawford Kent)
- Ida Darling as Mrs. Gerard
- Joseph W. Smiley (credited as Joe Smiley)
- John De Lacey
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broadway Jones (film).
- Broadway Jones at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster
- Lobby card cluster (archived)
- Portrait (archived)
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