''What Happened to Jones'' is a

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1920 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by James Cruze and starring

Bryant Washburn Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He a ...

. It was based on the 1897 play '' What Happened to Jones'' by

George Broadhurst George Howells Broadhurst (June 3, 1866 – January 31, 1952) was an Anglo-American theatre owner/manager, director, producer and playwright. His plays were most popular from the late 1890s into the 1920s. Biography Broadhurst was born in Wal ...

. It was produced by

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and distributed by Paramount/Artcraft. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''What Happened to Jones''
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Cast

as Jimmie Jones *

Margaret Loomis Margaret Loomis (1893–1969) was an American film actress of the silent era.Goble p.239 Loomis was an only child. In addition to her acting, Loomis was a Denishawn dancer. She toured the United States as a member of the Denishawn School's ini ...

as Cissy Smith * J. Maurice Foster as Bobbie Brown *

Frank Jonasson Frank Jonasson (December 14, 1878 – October 17, 1942) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 75 films between 1914 and 1930. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Rancho Los Amigos, California. Selected ...

as Anthony Goodley *

Lillian Leighton Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago. Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 187 ...

as Matilda Brown *Caroline Rankin as Alvina Smith * Richard Cummings as Green

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* * 1920 films American silent feature films Lost American comedy films American films based on plays Paramount Pictures films Films directed by James Cruze American black-and-white films 1920 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub