Jes' Call Me Jim

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Jes' Call Me Jim
Jes' Call Me Jim poster.jpg
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Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Thompson Buchanan
Based onSeven Oaks
by James G. Holland
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Starring Will Rogers
Irene Rich
Lionel Belmore
Raymond Hatton
Jimmy Rogers
Bert Sprotte
CinematographyMarcel Le Picard
Production
company
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • May 23, 1920 (1920-05-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jes' Call Me Jim is a 1920 American comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Thompson Buchanan. It is based on the 1875 novel Sevenoaks by Josiah Gilbert Holland. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Lionel Belmore, Raymond Hatton, Jimmy Rogers and Bert Sprotte. The film was released on May 23, 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures. [1] [2]

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Preservation status

A copy is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art collection, New York. [3]

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References

  1. "Jes' Call Me Jim (1920) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. "Jes' Call Me Jim". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Jes' Call Me Jim Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022.