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]

Broadway Jones
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Kaufman
Produced byGeorge M. Cohan
Based onBroadway Jones
by George 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)

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

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