What Happened to Father? (1927 film) explained

What Happened to Father? (1927 film) should not be confused with What Happened to Father? (1915 film).

What Happened to Father?
Director:	John G. Adolfi
Starring:	Warner Oland Flobelle Fairbanks William Demarest
Cinematography:	Willard Van Enger
Studio:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime:	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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List. www.silentera.com.
2. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10433/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: What Happened to Father?
3. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnewarner.html What Happened to Father? at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:Lost Warner Brothers films - 1927