Broadway Jones (film)

Broadway Jones
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Kaufman
Based onBroadway Jones
by George M. Cohan
Produced byGeorge M. Cohan
StarringGeorge M. Cohan
CinematographyLawrence E. Williams
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 2, 1917 (1917-04-02)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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]

George M. Cohan and Ida Darling in publicity photo, 1917

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

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Broadway Jones
  2. ^ Broadway Jones on Broadway 1912-13 at George M. Cohan's Theatre (played at George M. Cohan's Theatre)
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Broadway Jones
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway Jones at silentera.com
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