What Happened to Jones (1915 film)

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What Happened to Jones
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Scene from film
Directed by Fred Mace
Based ona play, What Happened to Jones , by George Broadhurst (1897)
Produced by William A. Brady
StarringFred Mace
Distributed by World Film
Release date
March 22, 1915
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English

What Happened to Jones is a lost [1] 1915 silent film directed by and starring Fred Mace. It is based on George Broadhurst's 1897 play What Happened to Jones . William A. Brady was the producer. [2]

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The film's exterior scenes were filmed in the Jacksonville, Florida area. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:.. What Happened to Jones
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..What Happened to Jones
  3. (16 January 1915). "What Happened to Jones" Soon to Be a World Film Release, The Moving Picture World , p. 372
  4. (23 January 1915). World Film Players Go To Florida, The Moving Picture World , p. 506
  5. (6 February 1915) In Florida Studios, The Moving Picture World , p. 850 (status of filming in Florida)
  6. (13 February 1915). St. Augustine Notes, The Moving Picture World , p. 1013 (notes that Mace "with his company of Peerless player, has returned to New York after taking some scenes for "What Happened to Jones," which Mace is making.")
  7. (20 March 1915). Advertisement, The Moving Picture World , p. 1727
  8. Denjg, Lynde (27 March 1915). "What Happened to Jones" - World Film Corporation Offers Adaptation of George Broadhurst's Farce, with Fred Mace in the Leading Role, The Moving Picture World , p. 1914g (review)
  9. (27 March 1915). World Film Corp. - What Happened to Jones (synopsis), The Moving Picture World , p. 2004