On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided by the police, he escapes into a Turkish bath on ladies night, ending up disguised in drag and with difficult explanations to make.


Rediscovering the Madcap Mayhem of 'What Happened to Jones?' (1925) Stepping back into the raucous, rollicking world of 1920s silent comedy, one often encounters narratives built upon the flimsy, yet endlessly entertaining, foundations of mistaken identity and escalating social faux pas. Few films encapsulate...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

William A. Seiter

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" Rediscovering the Madcap Mayhem of 'What Happened to Jones?' (1925) Stepping back into the raucous, rollicking world of 1920s silent comedy, one often encounters narratives built upon the flimsy, yet endlessly entertaining, foundations of mistaken identity and escalating social faux pas. Few films encapsulate this spirit with quite the same frenetic energy and endearing charm as 'What Happened to Jones?', a 1925 cinematic gem that, while perhaps not as universally heralded as some of i..."
William Austin
Melville W. Brown, George Broadhurst
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