What Happened to Father? (1927 film)

What Happened to Father?
What Happened to Father?
	Lobby card.
Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	Charles R. Condon
Based on	What Happened to Father?; by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Starring	Warner Oland; Flobelle Fairbanks; William Demarest
Cinematography	Willard Van Enger
Production; company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	June 25, 1927;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

What Happened to Father? is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and written by Charles R. Condon. It is based on the 1909 short story of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart that was originally serialized in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine .^[1] The film stars Warner Oland, Flobelle Fairbanks, and William Demarest. A previous version of the story was filmed in 1915.

The film was released on June 25, 1927, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Cast

Warner Oland as W. Bradberry, Father
Flobelle Fairbanks as Betty Bradberry
William Demarest as Dibbin
Vera Lewis as Mrs. Bradberry
John Miljan as Victor Smith
Hugh Allan as Tommy Dawson
Cathleen Calhoun as Violet
Jean Lefferty as Gloria

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.^[2]^[3]

References

External links

What Happened to Father? at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
What Happened to Father? at IMDb
What Happened to Father? at AllMovie

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[1] "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.

[2] The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: What Happened to Father?

[3] What Happened to Father? at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:Lost Warner Brothers films - 1927

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