Movie: What Happened To Father

Top 8 Billed Cast

Warner Oland
Warner Oland

W. Bradberry, Father

Florence Fair
Florence Fair

Betty Bradberry (as Flobelle Fairbanks)

William Demarest
William Demarest

Detective Dibbin

Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis

Mrs. Bradberry

John Miljan
John Miljan

Victor Smith

Hugh Allan
Hugh Allan

Tommy Dawson

Cathleen Calhoun
Cathleen Calhoun

Violet

Jean Lefferty
Jean Lefferty

Gloria

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    William Bradberry, an absent-minded Egyptologist, turns from a henpecked husband to a dominating one who, unknown to his daughter Betty and wife, writes theatre musical comedy on the side. And saves his daughter from the unsavory millionaire, Victor Smith she almost marries before she marries the decent man Tommy Dawson. A lost film.

  • Release Date

    1927-06-25

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts

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  • Genres

    Comedy

  • Languages:

    No Language

  • Keywords

    lost film

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