What Happened to Father? (1927 film)

Not to be confused with What Happened to Father? (1915 film).

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.

What Happened to Father?
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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 (1927-06-25)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]