What's the World Coming To?
1926 | 21m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Richard Wallace, F. Richard Jones |
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| Writer: | Stan Laurel, Hal Yates, Frank Terry |
| Staring: |
| Short comedy which posits that in a hundred years men's styles will revert to Regency garb, and that there will be a complete gender role reversal, with husband Clyde Cook staying home alone while wife Katherine Grant goes tomcatting around town. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 1926 |
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| Director: | Richard Wallace, F. Richard Jones |
| Writer: | Stan Laurel, Hal Yates, Frank Terry |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | marriage, slapstick comedy, short film |
| Production Companies | Hal Roach Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Clyde Cook | Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby |
| Katherine Grant | Billie, the Bride |
| James Finlayson | The Father-in-Law |
| Helen Gilmore | A Neighbor |
| Martha Sleeper | The Butler |
| Laura De Cardi | A Family Friend |
| Stan Laurel | The Man in the Window |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Wallace | Director |
| Stan Laurel | Writer |
| F. Richard Jones | Director |
| Hal Yates | Writer |
| Glen Carrier | Cinematography |
| Frank Terry | Writer |
| Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal Roach | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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